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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

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Tasks for “Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians”

Set up 24-hour Holter and event monitors, scan and interpret tapes, and report results to physicians.
Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
Assess cardiac physiology and calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
Activate fluoroscope and camera to produce images used to guide catheter through cardiovascular system.
Supervise or train other cardiology technologists or students.
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.
Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.
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.
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.
Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.
Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.
Maintain a proper sterile field during surgical procedures.
Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
Conduct tests of pulmonary system, using spirometer or other respiratory testing equipment.
Prepare and position patients for testing.
Enter factors such as amount and quality of radiation beam, and filming sequence, into computer.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.
Observe gauges, recorder, and video screens of data analysis system during imaging of cardiovascular system.
Inject contrast medium into patients' blood vessels.
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.
Assist surgeons with vascular procedures, such as preparing balloons and stents.

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

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