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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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