{"id":4658,"date":"2024-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4658"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:00:31","slug":"respiratory-therapist-reg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/respiratory-therapist-reg\/","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory Therapist Reg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>21388 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)<br \/>\n23018 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provide advanced respiratory therapy to patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under general supervision, perform advanced respiratory care procedures in intensive care units, general care areas, clinics and emergency services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provide advanced respiratory care as delineated in the department procedure manuals and as ordered by the physician;<\/p>\n<p>Consult with physicians and nurses regarding the effectiveness of the respiratory care provided to the patients;<\/p>\n<p>Provide instruction in respiratory care procedures and equipment to patients, families and staff;<\/p>\n<p>Document clinical activities in patient charts;<\/p>\n<p>May be responsible for instruction of respiratory care students; assist with the orientation of new staff and the continuing education of current staff;<\/p>\n<p>May perform the work of a Respiratory Care Associate;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of a respiratory care program approved by the State of Washington Department of Health.<\/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>LEGAL REQUIREMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (Registered Respiratory Therapist) by the State of Washington.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01\/03\/1973: New Class<br \/>\n12\/14\/1973: Revise Title &amp; Class<br \/>\n10\/15\/1976: Revise Class<br \/>\n12\/04\/1992: Revise Class\/Title<br \/>\n07\/09\/1999: Revise MQ<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<br \/>\n02\/12\/2024: Add SEIU 1199NW UWMC-NW job code<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 21388 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) 23018 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) BASIC FUNCTION Provide advanced respiratory therapy to patients. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under general supervision, perform advanced respiratory care procedures in intensive care units, general care areas, clinics and emergency services. TYPICAL WORK Provide advanced respiratory care as delineated in the department procedure manuals and as ordered by the physician; Consult with physicians and nurses regarding the effectiveness of the&#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":"Respiratory Therapist Reg - Compensation","description":"UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 21388 (NE H SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) 23018 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW UWMC Northwest Professional) BASIC FUNCTION Pro"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4658","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4658","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=4658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11460,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4658\/revisions\/11460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}