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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 “Pulmonary Function Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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