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Job Description

Provide respiratory care under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2054.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 50,520.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
Currently, there are 10,600 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Respiratory Therapy Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)”

Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Work with patients in areas such as the emergency rooms, neonatal or pediatric intensive care, or surgical intensive care, treating conditions such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, cystic fibrosis, or pneumonia.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.

Related Technology & Tools

Laptop computers
Nasal suctioning equipment
Chest shell ventilators
Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Venturi masks
Medical nasal cannulae
Echocardiogram machines
Respirators
Medical aerosol tents
Postural drainage percussors
Stress treadmill machines
Bag-valve masks
Desktop computers
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Holter monitors
Endotracheal ET tubes
Electronic compressor nebulizers
Calorimeters
Blood drawing syringes
Oral nasal face masks
Oxygen flowmeters
Oxygen tents
Sputum traps
Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
Pulmonary function calculators
Arterial blood gas ABG machines
Blood gas analyzers
Respiratory therapy air compressors
Pneumogram equipment
Oropharyngeal suction equipment
Adult oxygen masks
Oxygen concentrators
Therapeutic humidifiers
Oxygen therapy equipment
Apnea monitors
Steam sterilizers
Handheld spirometers
Aerosol masks
Mechanical stethoscopes
Pediatric oxygen masks
Portable volume ventilators
Electroencephalography EEG equipment
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
Endotracheal suction equipment

Microsoft Word
Patient electronic medical record EMR software
Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
Ventilator operation software
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel