Respiratory Therapist - Diagnostic
Respiratory Therapist - Diagnostic
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Job Description
Work Schedule:
60% FTE24 hours/week.8-hourdayshifts scheduled between the hours of7:00 AM 3:00 PM 7:30 AM 3:00 PM and 8:00 AM 4:30 PM. Hours may vary based on the operational needs of department.
Be part of something remarkable
Help improve the lives of patients at the #1 hospital in Wisconsin.
We are seeking a Respiratory Therapist Diagnostic to:
- Work for an ECMO Center of Excellence and a Level 1 Trauma Center.
- Perform various testing such as spirometry lung volumes diffusion capacity respiratory muscle forces and impulse oscillometry to help determine the course of treatment guide medication changes and clearance for surgery.
- Provide aerosolized medication volume expansion airway clearance techniques tracheostomy cares and sputum inductions to patients.
- Educate patients and their family about existing health problems and related therapies diagnostic tests oxygen therapy and home equipment.
- Collaborate with physicians care team leaders staff nurses other caregiving disciplines and patients/families to develop implement and evaluate a plan of care for each patient.
- Graduate of a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) accredited School for Respiratory Care Required
- Completion of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) education course Preferred
- Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Therapy Preferred
- Experience performing spirometry Required
- Experience performing pulmonary function testing beyond spirometry Preferred
- Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) in the State of Wisconsin Upon Hire Required
- BLS/CPR Certified Upon Hire Required
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Upon Hire Required
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) within 1 Year Required
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) within 2 Yrs Required
- ACLS Certified Preferred
- National Asthma Educator certification Preferred
University Hospitalin Madison is a Magnet-designated facility thatsranked Wisconsins #1 hospitaland considered one of the nations leading hospitals teaching institutions and referral centers.
Employment Type
Part-Time
