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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 Technologist”

Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
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.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
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.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
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.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
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.
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.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.

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

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