Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Technician at a Health Services Company - Bricklane Consulting

Bricklane Consulting - Our client in the health sector is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Technician

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patient hemodynamic, electrocardiographic, and symptomatic response to exercise, and assesses appropriateness of responses as they relate to exercise intensity and endurance.
• Follow precautions to ensure patient safety.
• Meets and complies with departmental standards regarding the use of all department supplies and equipment.
• Completes billing records within departmental standards.
• Consults with physicians and health care team in order to recommend appropriate testing procedures to provide results that will assist the physician with the treatment of the patient’s respiratory disease/diagnosis.
• Identifies impending changes in patient’s condition and takes appropriate action.
• Utilizes information generated from both computerized and paper systems that support functions such as medical records and pulmonary databases.
• Participates in quality assurance / quality improvement activities.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc Degree with 2 - 5 years relevant work experience.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Thorough understanding and ability to apply all equipment used in pulmonary function testing and cardiac monitoring. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: spirometry / flow volume loops, gas dilution lung volumes, CO diffusing capacity, plethysmographic lung volumes, arterial blood gas acquisition and analysis, maximum voluntary ventilation, 6 minute walk test, pulse oximetry, cardio-pulmonary exercise tests, methacholine challenge and any appropriate equipment used to diagnosis pulmonary diseases.
• Strong working knowledge of infectious disease, cross contamination, and pathophysiology.
• Ability to provide care to the population served.
• Ability to interpret basic ECG rhythm.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communications skills.
• Possesses knowledge of pulmonary anatomy and physiology.
• Knowledge of equipment and techniques used in respiratory/pulmonary care for age specific populations.
• Aptitude to be trained and the knowledge to operate all equipment used in pulmonary function testing, as well as equipment that may be used as a cardiac technician.
• Competency in the ability to analyze and interpret measured data and communicate the results to the physician and health care team members.

Application Closing Date
27th July, 2023.