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Health Technologist - Pulmonary Function

Job Group: Health and Wellness Services
Job Subgroup: Health Services Professional
Salary Range (Annual): 18: $39,400-80,520
Employee Category: University Staff
Job Code: HS065
  • Job Summary:
    Responsible for the support and quality control for all activities involving pulmonary function testing such as spirometry, impulse oscillometry, exhaled nitric oxide, methacholine challenges, and sputum induction.
  • Job Responsibilities:
    • Performs care and on call service
    • Prepares equipment, staff, and patients for laboratory tests
    • Conducts diagnostic tests
    • Ensures equipment is properly calibrated and maintained according to professional standards
    • Keeps detailed records and assesses test data to maintain highest quality of service and performance
    • Reads and interprets test results
    • Communicates results, feedback, or suggestions; and discusses trends, procedural questions, and concerns
    • Serves as liaison between staff and equipment manufacturer repair departments, and provides input and makes recommendations on purchasing and upgrading equipment and software
    • May supervise healthcare techs
  • Education:
    Associate's Degree Preferred Minimum
  • FLSA Status:
    Non-Exempt
  • Institution Job:
    No
  • Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
    No
  • Employee Category:
    University Staff
  • Scaled Job:
    No
  • Salary Range (Annual):
    18: $39,400-80,520
  • Job Code:
    HS065: Health Technologist - Pulmonary Function
  • Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=HS065

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