Dartmouth Health
Manchester, NH
49435894
Overview The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for a wide range of pulmonary function testing as part of multispecialty group that includes both adult and pediatric pulmonary specialists and a long-standing CHAD CF clinic. Full-Time, 40 hours/week. Responsibilities Performs cardiopulmonary and provocative bronchial reactivity testing. Challenges with accuracy and precision necessary to satisfy department standards and physician interpreters. Participate in the care of our adult and pediatric CF population. This will include attending clinic, care coordination, and equipment management. Administer medications as appropriate for scope. Performs pulmonary function testing including spirometry, diffusion capacity, airway resistance, lung volumes, respiratory muscle strength and venous blood gasses. Ability to safely assist with and monitor patients during field walking tests (e.g., ambulation assessments), while Instructing patients...