{"id":6287,"date":"2024-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=6287"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:07:55","slug":"pulmonary-function-technologist-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/pulmonary-function-technologist-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Function Technologist 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18418 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<br \/>\n22601 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare patients for and perform complex pulmonary function tests; record data for analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under general supervision, perform complex pulmonary function tests such as sleep studies and ventilation testing for intensive care patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operate pulmonary function equipment while conducting tests such as sleep studies and ventilation testing on intensive care patients;<\/p>\n<p>Assist physicians in highly complex procedures such as fiber-optic bronchoscopies and progressive exercise studies;<\/p>\n<p>Consult with medical staff regarding testing and research procedures;<\/p>\n<p>Assist higher-level technologists with equipment calibration, quality control checks, supply inventory and ordering;<\/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>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two years of experience as a Pulmonary Function Technologist I or equivalent AND certification as a Pulmonary Function Technologist by the National Board for Respiratory Care.<\/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 \/>\n10\/15\/1976: Revise Class<br \/>\n02\/22\/1988: Revise Class\/Title<br \/>\n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18418 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) 22601 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT) BASIC FUNCTION Prepare patients for and perform complex pulmonary function tests; record data for analysis. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under general supervision, perform complex pulmonary function tests such as sleep studies and ventilation testing for intensive care patients. TYPICAL WORK Operate pulmonary function equipment while conducting tests such as sleep studies and ventilation testing on intensive care patients; Assist physicians in highly complex procedures&#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","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6287","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6287","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=6287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11960,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6287\/revisions\/11960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}