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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 “Radiographer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
Smart Digital Holter Monitor
Electronic medical record EMR software
Microsoft Excel
Practice management software PMS
Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM-compatible image acquisition and integration software products
Microsoft Word
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