{"id":4615,"date":"2024-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4615"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:00:22","slug":"pulmonary-function-technologist-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/pulmonary-function-technologist-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Function Technologist 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18417 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<br \/>\n22600 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASS SERIES CONCEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perform pulmonary function tests on patients; record and report results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEFINITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare patients for and perform routine pulmonary function tests; record data for analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under direct supervision, perform routine pulmonary function tests such as spirometry and lung volume<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operate pulmonary function equipment while conducting tests such as spirometry, lung volume, diffusing capacity and flow volume loops;<\/p>\n<p>Draw and analyze arterial blood gas specimens;<\/p>\n<p>Screen spirometric tests in outpatient clinics or at bedside;<\/p>\n<p>Administer aerosolized bronchodilators;<\/p>\n<p>Administer topical or subcutaneous local anesthetics;<\/p>\n<p>Collect data; calculate and report results;<\/p>\n<p>Schedule patients for tests;<\/p>\n<p>May assist physicians and\/or higher-level Pulmonary Function Technologists in the performance of complex and elaborate testing;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of an accredited pulmonary function program<\/p>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p>One year of pulmonary function technologist experience.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12\/14\/1973: New class<br \/>\n02\/22\/1988: Revise class. Revise title<br \/>\n05\/10\/2007: Revise class. Revises class code (formerly 6417), general revision effective 07\/01\/ 2007<br \/>\n06\/22\/2011: New to SEIU<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18417 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22600 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) CLASS SERIES CONCEPT Perform pulmonary function tests on patients; record and report results. DEFINITION Prepare patients for and perform routine pulmonary function tests; record data for analysis. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under direct supervision, perform routine pulmonary function tests such as spirometry and lung volume TYPICAL WORK Operate pulmonary function equipment while conducting tests such as spirometry, lung volume, diffusing capacity and flow volume&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","slim_seo":{"title":"Pulmonary Function Technologist 1 - Compensation","description":"UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18417 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22600 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) CLASS SERIES CONCEPT Perform pulmonary function tests on patients;"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-4615","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11445,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4615\/revisions\/11445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}