req#: 201112
Location: Cleveland, OH
Facilities: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus,
Professional Area: Allied Health
Job Code: D23044
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days
Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the No. 4 hospital in the nation, according to the U.S. and World News Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world As a Pulmonary Function Technician, you will work alongside caregivers to provide diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary function in patients with respiratory insufficiencies. Your primary duties will include: – Managing the Pulmonary Function Laboratory, including scheduling and ordering supplies. – Performing and analyzing quality control data, performing advanced invasive or noninvasive protocols, and designing and performing investigatory protocols. – Preparing, maintaining, and calibrating pulmonary function testing equipment. The ideal candidate is someone who: – Is passionate with strong empathy skills. – Prioritizes multitasking in a stressful environment. – Works well in a collaborative, team-based setting. A caregiver in this position can advance to Clinical Specialist roles, can take part in specialty testing and research, and partake in continuing education lectures monthly. Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.
Responsibilities:
- Performs ordered pulmonary function and pulmonary stress testing.
- Performs and analyzes quality control data, performs advanced invasive or noninvasive protocols, and designs and performs investigatory protocols.
- Manages the Pulmonary Function Laboratory, including scheduling and ordering supplies.
- Facilitates services for home care patients.
- Prepares, maintains and calibrates pulmonary function testing equipment.
- Maintains adequate levels of supplies used for testing.
- Troubleshoots equipment problems and reports needed repairs/replacements.
- Provides educational in-services to staff, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants.
- At sites where applicable, the employee will perform blood gas puncture and analysis.
- If the employee is designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director, the employee must meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program or a Cardiopulmonary Technologist training program.
- Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided for validation.
Certifications:
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentialed by the NBRC, Ohio Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) License, Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider required.
Complexity of Work:
- Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Work Experience:
- Minimum one year experience in spirometry testing, lung volume testing, diffusing capacity testing, arterial blood gas sampling and analysis, cardiopulmonary stress testing, and lung compliance testing.
- An additional one year of experience may offset the training program requirement.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to administer six minute walk tests at a pace of at least 3.0 mph (average walking speed), ability to move K cylinders onto dollies, ability to change gas cylinder regulators with a wrench and ability to lift boxes up to 25 pounds in weight.
- Ability to perform pulmonary function tests for demonstration purposes and for the collection of biological control data for QC purposes.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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