Pulmonary Function Therapist, On Call, Salem

Provide accurate testing of Pulmonary Function, assessment of medical necessity for durable medical equipment, and out-patient education in effective utilization of prescribed respiratory medical interventions. Meets ATS standards 90% of time.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Pulmonary Function Testing: perform diagnostic testing with effective coaching and monitoring of patient effort to successfully perform testing procedures, utilizing computerized pulmonary function testing equipment. Measured by quality control monitoring, pulmonary physician interpretation of test results.
• Durable Medical Equipment Evaluations: perform respiratory durable medical equipment evaluations utilizing invasive and non-invasive diagnostic techniques to measure medical necessity for prescribed equipment. Inform and educate the patients of test results and use of prescribed equipment. Measured by quality assurance monitors, Durable Medical Equipment personnel communications, pulmonary physician monitoring.
• Communication: maintain patient medical records and department files in an accurate and legal manner. Distribute completed testing reports in a timely fashion. Collaborate with personnel including clinic nurses, physicians, and appointment clerks to operate an accurate and satisfactory patient appointment system. Resource lab Medical Director on a regular periodic basis and as needed. Measured by quality assurance monitors, patient complaints, documentation of medical director meetings, professional staff communications.
• Equipment: complete all necessary equipment maintenance and quality control programs. Maintain standardized infection control practices. Collaborate with Director on equipment service issues, quality control monitors and any other necessary reports. Measured by completion of equipment maintenance records, quality control reports, current procedure manual.
• Resource: provide information and education to professional personnel regarding pulmonary function testing and durable medical equipment. Develop and review department policies and procedures in collaboration with the department Director and lab Medical Director. Seek cost-effective strategies to reduce operating costs while maintaining adequate quality of testing. Act as a staff therapist in Respiratory Care Services as scheduled. Performs other duties as requested.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

• N/A

Education

• CPFT credentials or successful completion of the KSMC Respiratory Therapy Internship program with PFT specific training or Bachelors degree in Science.

License, Certification, Registration

• Respiratory Care Practitioner License (Oregon) OR Respiratory Care Practitioner License (Washington)

• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Computer operation. Pulmonary Function testing equipment.
• Durable Medical equipment evaluations including drawing of arterial blood gages, use of oximetry.
• Effective patient teaching/communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years as a Pulmonary Function Therapist.
• Two (2) years as a staff Respiratory Therapist in Critical Care or successful completion of the KSMC Respiratory Therapy Internship program.
• Two (2) years in a full service Pulmonary Function lab.
• Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRT) or Registered Eligible (RRT).
• Certification as a Pulmonary Function Therapist by National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Oregon Respiratory Therapy (RT) licensed.
• Extensive knowledge of ATS standards, Respiratory Therapy procedures and standards.
• Computer applications. Medical gas systems. Patient assessment. Patient Education.
• Bachelors degree in Health Sciences.