Technician

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and position patients for testing.

• Obtain and record patient identification, medical history, or test results.

• Adjust equipment and controls according to physicians' orders or established protocol.

• Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.

• Monitor patients' comfort and safety during tests, alerting physicians to abnormalities or changes in patient responses.

• 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.

• Check, test, and maintain cardiology equipment, making minor repairs when necessary, to ensure proper operation.

• Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures to notify the physician if something appears wrong.

• 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.

• Perform general administrative tasks, such as scheduling appointments or ordering supplies or equipment.

• Transcribe, type, and distribute reports of diagnostic procedures for interpretation by physician.