Pulmonary Function Tech - FT - Augusta, GA
Wellstar Health System · AU Medical Center, Inc
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How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
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Various (United States of America)Job Summary: Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services to in patients and out patients. Responsible for equipment and procedures related to the support of pulmonary function lab and bronchoscopy suite. Provides Education for lab personnel, medical and respiratory care students.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Performs diagnostic and therapeutic services consistent with the scope of services of the pulmonary function laboratory. Performs complex invasive interventions such as Bronchoscopy to obtain BAL samples, transbronchial needle biopsies, full lung wash out, EBUS and EBUN in conjunction with Super D Navigation systems in the OR, Bronch suite and Interventional endoscopy suite.
Performs standard in lab and portable studies including Body Plethysmography, Pre and Post bronchodilator spirometry, Methacholine bronchprovocation studies and DLCO under medical supervision.
Maintains all competency with respiratory standards and skills in the following areas: oxygen and aerosol therapy, blood sampling techniques; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; suctioning, CPT and all other airway clearance techniques; respiratory assessment; and actions, side effects and doses of all medications used in the laboratory.
Proficient in equipment calibration and routine maintenance. Meets all Respiratory Care Services (RCS) and Medical Center policy requirements without frequent reminders and assists the RCS as required by need.
Actively participates in the coordination of patient care. Can perform Cardiopulmonary Exercise CPX with arterial line insertion. Can support the Pulmonary research program and maintains essential grant documentation.
Required Minimum Education:
- Associates Respiratory Therapy or Bachelors Respiratory Therapy-Preferred
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
- BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
- RCP - Respiratory Care Prof
- NBRC-RPFT - Reg Pulmonary Function Tech or NBRC-RPFT-P - Reg Pulmonary Function Tech - Provisional (1 Year) within 1 Year
- NBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor
Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 2 years
Respiratory Care. Must be RPFT after one year employment.
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