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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 “Medical Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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