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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)”

Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
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.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
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.
Explain treatment procedures to 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.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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