Registered Respiratory Therapist – Pulmonary
Cleveland Clinic
Respiratory Therapist, Diagnostic
Aspirus Health
part-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Madison • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $34 - $51 per hour
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Work for an ECMO Center of Excellence and a Level 1 Trauma Center
- Perform various testing such as spirometry, lung volumes, diffusion capacity, respiratory muscle forces and impulse oscillometry
- Provide aerosolized medication, volume expansion, airway clearance techniques, tracheostomy cares and sputum inductions to patients
- Educate patients and their family about existing health problems and related therapies, diagnostic tests, oxygen therapy and home equipment
- Collaborate with physicians, care team leaders, staff nurses, other caregiving disciplines, and patients/families to develop, implement, and evaluate a plan of care for each patient
- Day shift clinical coverage (60% FTE, ~24 hours/week)
Requirements
- Graduate of a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) accredited School for Respiratory Care Required
- Completion of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) education course Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Therapy Preferred
- Experience performing spirometry Required
- Experience performing pulmonary function testing beyond spirometry Preferred
- Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) in the State of Wisconsin Upon Hire Required
- BLS/CPR Certified Upon Hire Required
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Upon Hire Required
- Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) within 1 Year Required
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) within 2 Yrs Required
- ACLS Certified Preferred
- National Asthma Educator certification Preferred
Benefits
- UW Hospital and Clinics benefits
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
spirometrylung volumesdiffusion capacityrespiratory muscle forcesimpulse oscillometryaerosolized medication administrationairway clearance techniquestracheostomy caresputum inductionpulmonary function testing
Soft skills
patient educationcollaborationcommunicationcare planningteamwork
Certifications
Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)BLS/CPR CertificationRegistered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT)Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)ACLS CertificationNational Asthma Educator Certification
