Respiratory Therapist 60% Weekdays - (Downtown Campus)

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Respiratory Therapist 60% Weekdays - (Downtown Campus) - ( 26002080 ) Description: Responsible for respiratory therapy duties including oxygen and aerosol therapy, administration of specialty gases, application of ventilators, arterial puncture, blood gas analysis, implement patient driven protocols, and other duties as assigned. *Respiratory Therapists must be a graduate of a Commission of Accreditation Respiratory Care (CoARC) approved program. University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown (located at 500 E. Market Street, Iowa City, IA) is a 194-bed hospital that became part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic health system on Jan. 31, 2024. Our primary and specialty care is provided by experts from all medical specialties, attracting patients from around the world. We offer our care in convenient, comfortable settings, using the most advanced approaches and with the best outcomes as our goal. Perform exercise testing involving monitoring of patient functions and assessment of patient effort in the Pulmonary Rehab dept. Perform pulmonary function testing including the operation of equipment, compiling of tests results for physician review and assessment of patient eff...