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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 “Nuclear Medicine Technologist”

Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
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.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
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.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
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.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or 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.
Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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