Pulmonary Function Technologist

Communicates effectively with all medical staff members the Manager of Respiratory & Pulmonary Services director of Pulmonary Function Lab the Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy and Pulmonary Function Lab and the Clinical Coordinator for Respiratory Therapy and Pulmonary Lab Services. Performs all testing modalities provided in the pulmonary function lab. Assists in the development and implementation of new testing procedures/equipment and policies. Helps to oversee and train/teach the respiratory therapy students assigned to a clinical rotation in the PFT Lab participates in biologic control testing in the PFT lab and clarifies any ambiguous testing orders. Maintains compliance with charge on documentation policy/procedure. Assists manager Clinical Coordinator and Administrative Systems Coordinator with the performance of PFT Lab Daily Transaction Activity Reports (DTAR) and compilation of monthly statistics. Ensures accurate patient registration in accordance with CMS and Covenant policies. Stays abreast of the latest technology for pulmonary function testing and Respiratory Therapy Duties and ResponsibilitiesSupports and promotes the mission and values of Covenant Health Competency/Training: Completes annual competency related to all job duties for PFT technologists and for ABG lab. Assists in scheduling and overseeing the training of Respiratory Therapy program students in the Pulmonary Function : Effectively communicates with providers ambulatory care offices and staff members for scheduling of specialty exams in the Pulmonary Support/Outreach: In absence of Administrative Systems Coordinator: Confirms patient appointments on day prior to scheduled testing and provides testing instructions when necessary. Participates in hospital-wide and interdepartmental trends which impact quality delivery of services and recommends courses of action to help correct accurate documentation of testing performed and billing in the electronic medical absence of Administrative Systems Coordinator- contacts interpreting physicians from Pulmonary group and informs Manager/Director if delays are noted with PFT interpretation time. Confirms patient appointments on day prior to scheduled testing and provides testing instructions when necessary. Assists with the following: Scheduling and/or rescheduling of patients for complex testing procedures or because of lab closures. Receives patients for testing completes patient registration to include verification of insurance and validation of patient information and proper testing to be performed. Notifies providers of high priority testing and reworks schedules to accommodate such in ordering of supplies checking to prevent accumulation of over stock to help maintain expense to maintain monthly log sheet for compilation of monthly statistics for Respiratory and Pulmonary Function testing for reporting by 4th day of the in the compilation of the monthly stats for annual reports. Runs DTAR for Pulmonary Lab in absence of manager/Administrative Systems Coordinator/Clinical Coordinator and verifies their correctness with the in monitoring the daily operation of the Blood Gas Lab to assure adherence to the College of American Pathologists (CAP) maintains and calibrates pulmonary function testing to perform pulmonary function tests for demonstration purposes and for the collection of biological control data for QC equipment problems and reports needed repairs/ duties as consistent with this RequirementsJob Knowledge and SkillsCompletes Covenant hospital and department assigned Computer Based Learnings in a timely initial and annual equipment critical thinking skills decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal understanding of the field of pulmonary function testing and respiratory to communicate with all staff and ExperienceMaintain a current New Hampshire license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner RCP by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) CPR of an approved AMA school of Respiratory Therapy or a Cardiopulmonary Technologist training program to five years of experience in the Respiratory Therapy field and Pulmonary Function Testing preferred.

Shift: Varied

Specialty Type: Cardiopulmonary

Sub Specialties: Pulmonary Function Tech (PFT)

General Certifications : BLS/BCLS

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