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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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