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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 Therapy Technician (CRTT)”

Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
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.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
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.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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