{"id":6173,"date":"2024-05-13T14:26:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T21:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=6173"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T22:25:09","slug":"respiratory-care-specialist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/v1cypwr8vx2.c.updraftclone.com\/comp\/classified-staff\/respiratory-care-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory Care Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
Representative group<\/th>\nJob codes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU LOCAL 925 Healthcare Prof\/Lab Tech<\/td>\n18151 (NE S SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)
\n22526 (NE H NI SEIU 925 HCP\/LT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SEIU 1199NW HMC Resp\/Anesth\/END<\/td>\n18955 (NE S SEIU 1199NW HMC Resp\/Anesth\/END)
\n23208 (NE H NI SEIU 1199NW HMC Resp\/Anesth\/END)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Provide clinical expertise, quality assurance, research coordination, and continuing education of staff for a specialized area of respiratory care. Assist in the management of the respiratory care program, delivery of patient care and development of staff.<\/p>\n

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under general direction, provide technical and clinical direction to respiratory care staff in a specialty area such as Intensive Care, Pediatrics, and Rehabilitation Medicine. Act as liaison with all medical center departments and coordinate continuing education.<\/p>\n

TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n

Provide clinical direction of Respiratory Care Practitioners;<\/p>\n

Provide information for employee selection, evaluation, discipline, and other administrative actions related to department personnel;<\/p>\n

Provide skilled care to patients; coordinate staff participation in clinical projects in a specialty area;<\/p>\n

Provide or participate in formal teaching programs and continuing education classes relevant to the clinical specialty; coordinate student clinical rotations;<\/p>\n

Assist with the evaluation and testing of new products and respiratory care techniques;<\/p>\n

Establish the respiratory care quality assurance programs; ensure quality patient care outcomes;<\/p>\n

Assist with budgetary preparation and planning; help compile daily\/monthly reports to facilitate tracking actions and budgetary implications;<\/p>\n

Maintain staff schedules to ensure adequate staffing;<\/p>\n

May represent the department at meetings;<\/p>\n

Perform other duties as required.<\/p>\n

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Completion of a respiratory care program approved by the State of Washington Department of Health AND three years of respiratory care therapy experience.<\/p>\n

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

LEGAL REQUIREMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (Registered Respiratory Therapist – RRT) by the State of Washington.<\/p>\n

CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

10\/15\/1976: New Class
\n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ
\n12\/04\/1992: Revise Class\/Title
\n07\/09\/1999: Revise MQ
\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion
\n11\/16\/2021: Class adopted for UW contract classified staff per PERC decision to add this title to the SEIU 1199NW HMC Resp\/Anesth\/END bargaining unit (Case #132996-E-20). Incorporates the work at Harborview Medical Center of UW classified non-union job code 309H.
\n07\/01\/2022: Update MQs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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