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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 “Life Support Technician”

Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
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.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
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.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
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.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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