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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 “Electrocardiograph Technician”

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.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
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.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
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.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
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.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
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.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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