Electrocardiograph technician vs cardiology technician

Differences between electrocardiograph technician and cardiology technician duties and responsibilities

Electrocardiograph technician example responsibilities.

• Assist with placement and manage intra-aortic balloon pumps.
• Assist the radiologists with interventional procedures to include thyroid biopsies, renal biopsies, prostate biopsies, thoracentesis, and paracentesis.
• Perform electrocardiogram recordings on patients as ordered by a physician.
• Interpret and document the EKG reading, and give it to the doctor for review.
• Respond to EKG requests via use of pager, phone system and overhead paging system.
• Review patient's clinical record to obtain and record identifying information require for ECG records.
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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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