Career Overview Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site. Also Known As …
Career Overview Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies. Also Known As Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (END Technologist) Registered Electroencephalogram Technologist (Registered EEG Tech) Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) Alternate Job Titles Cardiovascular Operating Room Technologist (CVOR Technologist) Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Technologist (Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology …
Career Overview Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeons' assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments. Also …
Career Overview Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian. May plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals. Also Known As Diet Tech (Dietetic Technician) Diet Technician Registered (DTR) Dietary Aide Nutrition Technician Alternate Job Titles Certified …
Career Overview Operate Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners. Monitor patient safety and comfort, and view images of area being scanned to ensure quality of pictures. May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously. May interview patient, explain MRI procedures, and position patient on examining table. May enter into the computer data such as patient history, anatomical area …
Career Overview Take x-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's bloodstream for diagnostic or research purposes. Includes radiologic technologists and technicians who specialize in other scanning modalities. Also Known As Computed Tomography Technologist (CT Tech) Radiographer Radiologic Technologist (RT) X-Ray Technologist (X-Ray Tech) Alternate Job Titles 3D Technologist Angiogram Special Procedures Technologist …
Career Overview Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies using a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques. Also Known As …
Career Overview Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians. Includes vascular technologists. Also Known As Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) Sonographer Ultrasonographer Alternate Job Titles Cardiac Sonographer Cardiovascular Sonographer Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Echo Sonographer (Echocardiograph Sonographer) Echo Tech (Echocardiographic Technician) Echocardiogram Technician Echocardiographer Echocardiographic Technologist Echocardiography Technician Echocardiology Technologist …
Career Overview Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic, therapeutic, or research purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary functions, lung capacity, and similar tests. Also Known As Cardio Tech (Cardiovascular Technician) Cardiology Technician Cardiovascular Technologist (CVT) Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) Alternate Job Titles ARRT Technologist (American …
Career Overview Prepare histological slides from tissue sections for microscopic examination and diagnosis by pathologists. May assist with research studies. Also Known As Histologic Technician (HT) Histologist Histology Technician (HT) Histotechnician Alternate Job Titles Certified Histologic Technician (Certified Histologic Tech) Clinical Histology Technician (Clinical Histology Tech) Histologic Aide Histologic Technician (HT) Histologist Histology Assistant Histology …