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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 “Cardiovascular Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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