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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 “Monitor Technician”

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.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
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.
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.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
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.
Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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