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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 “Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technologist”

Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
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.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
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.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standard norms to identify abnormalities.
Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Observe ultrasound display screen and listen to signals to record vascular information, such as blood pressure, limb volume changes, oxygen saturation, or cerebral circulation.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
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.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
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.
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.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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