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Job Description

Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. Includes vascular technologists.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 57,100.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 27.00
Currently, there are 53,760 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians”.

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Tasks for “EEG Technician (Electroencephalogram Technician)”

Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Attach electrodes to the patients' chests, arms, and legs, connect electrodes to leads from the electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, and operate the EKG machine to obtain a reading.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac or peripheral vascular treatments, such as implanting pacemakers or assisting with balloon angioplasties to treat blood vessel blockages.

Related Technology & Tools

Bird's nest inferior vena caval filters
Venipuncture needles
Radiofrequency ablation catheters
Intravenous IV tubing
Ultracentrifuges
Balloon catheters
Notebook computers
Pacing generators
Guidewires
Vector-cardiographs
Defense digital imaging network-picture archiving and communications systems DIN-PACS
Medical picture archiving computer systems PACS
Central venous catheters
Physiological monitoring and analysis systems
Portable electrocardiography EKG machines
Personal computers
Electrocardiography EKG units
Sterile blood lancets
NIH catheters
C-clamps
Wave wires
Contrast power injectors
Blood gas analyzers
Dual chamber pacemakers
Film processing equipment
Fluoroscopes
Caval filters
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Lead collars
Nitric oxide administration equipment
Rheolytic thrombectomy systems
Transluminal extraction catheters
Silicone lead end caps
Light meters
Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Myocardial biopsy forceps
Heart catheters
Electrocardiography EKG tape reading scanners
Laboratory microscopes
Activated clotting time ACT lab equipment
Thermodilution cardiac output computers
3, 4, and 5 stopcock manifolds
Laser printers
Glucometers
Vena caval filters
Holter monitors
Indeflators
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM system equipment
Mercury sphygmomanometers
Heart probes
Tourniquets
Distal embolic protection devices
Electronic stethoscopes
Suture devices
Computerized lung analyzers
Thermal printers
Ventricular demand pacemakers
Electronic blood pressure units
Radi pressure wires
Arterial line stop-cocks
Desktop computers
Over-the-needle intravenous IV catheters
Mechanical thrombolytic devices
Swan Ganz artery catheters
Image capturing and transmission systems
Pressure tubing
Spirometers
Hemodynamic monitors
Mechanical stethoscopes
Pacemaker analyzers
Image storage systems
Light and sound machines
Pacemakers
Intravenous IV syringes
Tablet computers
X ray machines
Lead aprons
Transseptal sheaths
Coagulation testing equipment
Chemical sterilizers
Defibrillators
Brachial artery needles
Miller catheters
Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator AICD implants
Cardiovascular catheter sheaths
Surgical trays/tables
Lasers
Plethysmography machines
Pressure injectors
Angiojets
Grollmann catheters
Automated external defibrillators AED
Cardio-page writers
Oximeters
Blood collection syringes
Oxygen therapy systems
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA equipment
Electrocardiography EKG electrodes
Medrad injectors
Brockenbrough needles
Rotoblators
Scan converters
Intravenous IV locks
Coronary stents
Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
Microscopes

MEDITECH software
Information systems integration software
Diagnostic image review software
Microsoft Word
Electronic medical record EMR software
Microsoft Office
Internet or intranet image distribution software
Database software
Cardinal Health Pyxis CII Safe
Practice management software PMS
Microsoft Excel
Structured data entry software
Smart Digital Holter Monitor
Web browser software
JavaScript
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM-compatible image acquisition and integration software products