Cardiology Technologist
Cardiology technologists perform cardiology tests to provide information needed to assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. In New Brunswick, cardiology technologists are frontline professionals, interacting with patients receiving cardiovascular care. They provide an essential service across the province and are often the first medical professionals to detect a patient’s heart problems, allowing patients to receive timely and often life-saving treatment. Cardiology technologists are a specialized group who operate electrocardiogram equipment and use medical imaging technologies to record cardiac activity. This role is essential to the effective diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of heart disease.
The tests carried out by cardiology technologists are non-invasive, including electrocardiograms, holter monitoring, cardiac device monitoring and programming, and exercise stress testing. Since cardiology technologists are on the frontlines of New Brunswick’s health care system, you will be required to have strong communication skills and an ability to help patients feel comfortable during the test, which may be the moment something life-threatening is detected.