Job Description: 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.
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Importance | Skills |
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Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. | |
Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |
Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |
Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. | |
Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. | |
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |
Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |
Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |
Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |
Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |
Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |
Instructing - Teaching others how to do something. | |
Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |
Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |
Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |
Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |
Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |
Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems. | |
Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |
Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |
Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
Importance | Knowledge |
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Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |
Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |
English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |
Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |
Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |
Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |
Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |
Administrative - Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. | |
Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. | |
Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |
Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |
Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
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Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. | |
Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. | |
Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. | |
Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |