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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 Technologist (Lab Technologist)”

Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
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.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
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 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.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of 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.
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.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
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.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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