Cardiology technician vs medical service technician

Differences between cardiology technician and medical service technician duties and responsibilities

Cardiology technician example responsibilities.

• Assist with placement and manage intra-aortic balloon pumps.
• Perform stress testing, holter monitoring, and pulmonary function testing.
• Prepare schedules for the next day, prepare patient charts for appointments using EMR system.
• Attend all training including, CPR and arrythmia course and staff meetings.
• Administer stress testing, pulmonary function testing, ECG's, pacemaker and AICD testing and general patient management.
• Conduct thousands of ECG's, plus Holter monitoring, signal average ECG's, computer editing of ECG reports.
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Medical service technician example responsibilities.

• Create and maintain confidential patient files; implement EHR systems to automate patient records management for the purposes of meaningful use.
• Administer and document vaccinations and perform strep tests, finger sticks, urinalysis, and various need lab tests.
• Run QC on all lab instrumentation ensuring reports are within acceptable limits.
• Keep track of all POC inventory, reagents, QC materials and equipment validations.
• Apply cold packs to affect injuries of the patient, fit crutches on patients.
• Maintain all training and CPR certifications in order to actively participate in codes with in the hospital.
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