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  3. Advanced Diploma in Vascular Sonography Technologist (VST)

Advanced Diploma in Vascular Sonography Technologist (VST)

Stellar Career College-Crown Point

Short-Term Certificate

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Crown Point, Indiana

    5521 Lincoln Highway Suite 301, Crown Point, Indiana, 46307-1117

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringOperations MonitoringSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageComputers and ElectronicsEducation and Training

Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionWritten Expression

Tasks

  • Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, stress testing, or other cardiovas
  • Explain testing procedures to patients to obtain cooperation and reduce anxiety.
  • Monitor patients' blood pressure and heart rate using electrocardiogram (EKG) equipment during diagn
  • Perform general administrative tasks, such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments, or ordering supplies or equipment.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareMedical softwareWeb platform development softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

3, 4, and 5 stopcock manifoldsActivated clotting time ACT lab equipmentAngiojetsArterial line stop-cocksAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator AICD implantsBalloon cathetersBird's nest inferior vena caval filtersBlood collection syringesBlood gas analyzersBrachial artery needlesBrockenbrough needlesC-clampsCardio-page writersCardiovascular catheter sheaths

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium29-2031.00Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicianstitle_inference$67,260 median$108,900 top+2.94%190
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Advanced cardiovascular test execution — independently perform the full range of EKG, echocardiogram, phonocardiogram, and stress testing procedures across diverse and complex patient presentations in a tertiary care setting.
  • Intraoperative monitoring — autonomously monitor blood pressure, heart rate, and EKG data during therapeutic cardiovascular procedures, making real-time clinical judgments about when to alert the physician.
  • Complex patient communication — adapt test explanations and reassurance strategies for anxious, cognitively impaired, or non-English-speaking patients to ensure informed cooperation and procedural safety.
  • Non-routine clinical decision-making — apply critical thinking and deductive reasoning to recognize and respond to unexpected patient responses or equipment anomalies during unsupervised cardiovascular studies.
  • Comprehensive documentation management — maintain complete, accurate, and audit-ready patient records including history, test parameters, tracings, and results across a full patient panel.
  • Equipment performance oversight — evaluate equipment function across the cardiovascular lab, identify recurring technical issues, and coordinate maintenance or repair needs with biomedical engineering.
  • Protocol application under variability — select and apply the appropriate test protocol when standard orders are ambiguous or patient conditions deviate from the norm, consulting physicians as warranted.
  • Cross-functional coordination — collaborate with cardiologists, nurses, and administrative staff to integrate cardiovascular testing workflows into the broader patient care continuum.
  • Data system proficiency — leverage medical database and reporting software to query historical test data, support clinical decision-making, and produce accurate trend reports.
  • Patient safety leadership — serve as the primary safety monitor during stress testing procedures, executing emergency response steps independently when contraindicated responses occur.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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