Cardiopulmonary/Pulmonary Function Technician - Pediatrics Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine

Washington University in St Louis•St Louis, MO

4d•$30 - $46•Onsite

About The Position

Don't miss this opportunity to join our energetic and growing team at WashU Division of Pediatric Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine! This group consists of 20 attending physicians, 9 fellow physicians, and 6 nurse practitioners. This position is in a pediatric outpatient setting and is full time patient facing. The position performs pulmonary function testing on pediatric patients in the ambulatory clinical setting in accordance with ATS technical standards and guidelines. Testing primarily consists of outpatient pulmonary function testing and occasional inpatient testing. Pulmonary function test results are discussed with medical provider and are monitored by the supervisor and medical director of the pulmonary function lab. Additional responsibilities extend to patient scheduling, billing, annual fit testing, and cleaning, calibration, and quality control of all equipment. This is a weekday, daytime position. No weekends and 10 University holidays!

Requirements

Associate degree
Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), Respiratory Care Practitioner - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
No specific work experience is required for this position.
Basic Life Support certification must be obtained within one month of hire date. Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in Pediatric PFT lab.
Prior experience MGC Diagnostic Software- Breeze Suite.
Prior Experience with Epic.
Demonstrated effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Works well as part of a team.
CPFT or RPFT credentials.

Responsibilities

Always maintain patient privacy.
Provide patients with clear and accurate information.
Interacts with patients, staff, and physicians to ensure appropriate patient care and effective teamwork.
Prepares, maintains, and calibrates PFT and lab equipment.
Collects test samples, performs initial test analysis and advises staff on findings.
Performs test such as spirometry, lung volumes, diffusion capacity, methacholine challenge, exercise challenge from bronchospasm, cardiopulmonary stress test, and other diagnostic test according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines.
Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Assists in billing processes and data entry.
Schedules patients for PFT appointments.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

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