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Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT) - Pulmonary Function

SSM Health · WI · Full time

Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

How do you explain to an anxious patient what a test will feel like and why it matters?

What they are checking: Patient education, which the posting highlights and which leads to better effort and better data.

This is an outpatient role with no nights, weekends or holidays. What makes outpatient diagnostic work a good fit for you?

What they are checking: Whether they want a focused diagnostic role rather than bedside acute care.

What would you do

A patient gets dizzy and short of breath during testing. What do you do?

What they are checking: Putting patient safety ahead of finishing the test and responding appropriately to symptoms.

About the work

Walk me through how you coach a patient through spirometry to get acceptable, repeatable results.

What they are checking: Coaching effort well, since poor effort makes results unreliable and can lead to the wrong diagnosis.

How do you know if a spirometry test meets ATS standards for acceptability and repeatability?

What they are checking: Knowing quality criteria, so the pulmonologist can trust the numbers they are reading.

The posting mentions lung volumes, diffusion capacity and bronchodilator responsiveness. Which of those tests have you run, and what can go wrong with each?

What they are checking: Hands-on familiarity with full PFT testing and the common sources of error in each test.

How do you run a methacholine challenge safely, and what would make you stop the test?

What they are checking: Patient safety during a test meant to cause bronchospasm, including emergency readiness and stopping criteria.

Walk me through a six-minute walk test and what you're watching during it.

What they are checking: Following the protocol and monitoring oxygen levels and symptoms so the patient stays safe.

Tell me about your experience with arterial blood gas sampling.

What they are checking: Competence with a skill the posting names, including site choice, technique and handling complications.

How do you calibrate and quality check your PFT equipment?

What they are checking: Daily calibration and quality control habits, which keep test results accurate.

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The full job description

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It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health Outpatient Center-Madison Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Join a team where your work maters - every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, focus will be on diagnostic testing, patient education, and supporting pulmonologists in diagnosing and managing lung diseases. Pulmonary function testing includes both spirometry and full pulmonary function testing including lung volume measurements, diffusion capacity, and bronchodilator responsiveness testing. Additional testing may include six-minute walk tests, exercise oximetry, methacholine challenge testing, and arterial blood gas sampling. Department: Respiratory Therapy, Pulmonology Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours at SSM Health Outpatient Center-Madison. There are no nights, weekends, or holidays. Flexible shift options including 8-10 hour days. Apply today. SSM Health - We bring out the incredible in you, every day. Job Summary: Provides diagnostic evaluation of pulmonary function in patients with respiratory insufficiencies. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs ordered pulmonary function and pulmonary stress testing. Monitors and evaluates patient response during and after testing. Documents and reports testing results. • Determines testing reference ranges and interprets results. Recognizes and corrects for invalid test results. • Prepares, maintains and calibrates pulmonary function testing equipment. Maintains adequate levels of supplies used for testing. Troubleshoots equipment problems and reports needed repairs/replacements. • Provides education and resources to patient and/or patient's family based on clinical implications. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Associate's degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent years of experience and education. EXPERIENCE • No experience required. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional lifting/moving of patients. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional driving. • Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Respiratory Care Practitioner, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) • And • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • And • Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • Or • Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) State of Work Location: Missouri • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration • And • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • And • Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • Or • Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) State of Work Location: Oklahoma • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board • And • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • And • Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • Or • Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) State of Work Location: Wisconsin • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Respiratory Care Practitioner - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services • And • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • And • Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) • Or • Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 6350020164 DSMOC Pulm Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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