| Job Title |
Stress Test Technician |
| Job Description |
Produces Recordings Of Electromotive Variations In Action Of
Heart Muscle, Using Electrocardiograph, While Patient Walks On
Treadmill, Under Direction Of Physician, To Provide Data For
Diagnosis Of Heart Ailments: Attaches Electrodes To Patient's
Arms, Legs, And Chest Area, According To Specified Pattern, And
Connects Electrode Leads To Electrocardiograph, To Obtain
Electrocardiogram. Explains Testing Procedures To Patient And
Obtains Consent Form. Starts Treadmill At Speed Directed By
Physician. Starts Electrocardiograph And Records Data, Such As
Angle And Speed Of Treadmill, Patient's Indications Of Pain,
And Measurements Of Blood Pressure. Informs Physician Of Wave
Abnormalities On Electrocardiogram. Stands Alongside Patient
During Test To Lend Support If Necessary. Removes Recorder
Strip Printout From Machine Upon Conclusion Of Test To Obtain
Permanent Record Of Test. Edits And Mounts Representative
Samples Of Tracings For Patient's Record, Indicating Time Of
Test Measurement And Bodily Factors That Could Have Affected
Recording. May Conduct Electrocardiograph Test Of Resting
Patient.
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