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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 “Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician)”

Prepare and position patients for testing.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
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.
Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
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' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
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.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
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.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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