Washington University in St. Louis
Cardiopulmonary/Pulmonary Function Technician - Pediatrics Allergy & Pulmonary M
Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
Pediatric Pulmonary Function Technician
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 5 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! Primary Duties & 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. Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Requires extensive safety training. Exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Exposure to chemicals. Requires protective devices. Patient care setting. Direct patient care setting. Physical Effort: Typically sitting at desk or table. Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement (PC Typing). Occasional lifting (25 lbs. or less). Equipment: Office equipment. Clinical/diagnostic equipment. Required Qualifications: 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). Preferred Qualifications: 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. Grade: C12-H Salary Range: $29.80 - $46.19 / Hourly All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this 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 5 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! Primary Duties & 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. Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Requires extensive safety training. Exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Exposure to chemicals. Requires protective devices. Patient care setting. Direct patient care setting. Physical Effort: Typically sitting at desk or table. Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement (PC Typing). Occasional lifting (25 lbs. or less). Equipment: Office equipment. Clinical/diagnostic equipment. Required Qualifications: 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). Preferred Qualifications: 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. Grade: C12-H Salary Range: $29.80 - $46.19 / Hourly All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position.