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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”.
Also Known As…
- Respiratory Therapy Technicians
- Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT)
- Respiratory Therapy Assistant
- Respiratory Technician
- Respiratory Supervisor
- Respiratory Director
- Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (Staff)
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
- Pulmonary Function Technician (PF Technician)
- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT)
- Respiratory Therapist Assistant
- Respiratory Support Technician
- Respiratory Care Technician
- Registered Respiratory Technician
- Oxygen Therapy Technician
- Oxygen Equipment Technician
- Medical Technician
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Tasks for “Life Support Technician”
- 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.
- Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
- Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
- Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients.
- 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.
- Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
- Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
- Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
- Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
- Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
- Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
- Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
- Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
- Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Oxygen tents
- Endotracheal suction equipment
- Calorimeters
- Adult oxygen masks
- Arterial blood gas ABG machines
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Pulmonary function calculators
- Oxygen flowmeters
- Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
- Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Oxygen concentrators
- Oropharyngeal suction equipment
- Medical aerosol tents
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Echocardiogram machines
- Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Venturi masks
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Sputum traps
- Nasal suctioning equipment
- Chest shell ventilators
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Steam sterilizers
- Respirators
- Pneumogram equipment
- Postural drainage percussors
- Stress treadmill machines
- Handheld spirometers
- Respiratory therapy air compressors
- Aerosol masks
- Electronic compressor nebulizers
- Blood gas analyzers
- Desktop computers
- Holter monitors
- Therapeutic humidifiers
- Portable volume ventilators
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
- Blood drawing syringes
- Laptop computers
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Pediatric oxygen masks
- Apnea monitors
- Bag-valve masks
- Oral nasal face masks
- Microsoft Outlook
- Ventilator operation software
- Microsoft Excel
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Microsoft Word