What You'll Do

  • Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Prepare and position patients for testing.
  • 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.
  • Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.
  • Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.88/5
Speaking 3.75/5
Critical Thinking 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.75/5
Operations Monitoring 3.75/5
Reading Comprehension 3.62/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.62/5
Service Orientation 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Writing 3.12/5
Active Learning 3.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cooperation, Cautiousness, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 4.12/5
Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 4.0/5
Near Vision 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.62/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.62/5
Speech Recognition 3.62/5
Speech Clarity 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

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

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.85/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.7/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.57/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.51/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

ARRT Technologist (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Technologist) Cardiac Cath Lab Technician (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technician) Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Technologist) Cardiac Catheterization Special Procedures Technologist Cardiac Catheterization Technician Cardiac Catheterization Technologist Cardiac Monitor Technician Cardiac Technician Cardio Tech (Cardiovascular Technician) Cardiograph Operator Cardiographer Cardiology Technician Cardiology Technologist Cardiopulmonary Technician Cardiopulmonary Technologist Cardiovascular Interventional Technologist Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Cardiovascular Radiologic Technologist Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT) Cath Lab Radiological Technologist (Catheterization Laboratory Radiological Technologist) Cath Lab Tech (Catheterization Laboratory Technologist) Catheterization Laboratory Technician (Cath Lab Tech) Computed Tomography Technologist (CTT) Echo Technician Echo Technologist (Echocardiogram Technologist) Echocardiographer EEG Technician (Electroencephalogram Technician) Electrocardiogram Technician (EKG Tech) Electrocardiograph Operator Electrocardiograph Technician Electrocardiographic Technician Holter Scanning Technician Invasive Cardiovascular Technologist Laboratory Technician (Lab Technician) Laboratory Technologist (Lab Technologist) Monitor Technician Nuclear Medicine Technologist Perfusionist Pulmonary Function Technician Pulmonary Function Technologist Radiographer Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Sonographer Stress Test Technician Telemetry Monitor Technician Telemetry Technician Travel Cath Lab Technologist (Travel Catheterization Laboratory Technologist) Travel Echo Tech (Travel Echocardiograph Technician) Travel Echo Technician (Travel Echocardiogram Technician) Travel Echo Technologist (Travel Echocardiogram Technologist) Vascular Technician Vascular Technologist

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