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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
- Life Support Technician
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Tasks for “Medical Technician”
- Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
- 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.
- 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.
- Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
- Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
- Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients.
- Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
- Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
- 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 patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
- Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
- Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
- Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
- Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
- Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
- Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Related Technology & Tools
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
- Pulmonary function calculators
- Oropharyngeal suction equipment
- Handheld spirometers
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Nasal suctioning equipment
- Bag-valve masks
- Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Echocardiogram machines
- Apnea monitors
- Oxygen flowmeters
- Chest shell ventilators
- Calorimeters
- Laptop computers
- Sputum traps
- Blood drawing syringes
- Respirators
- Blood gas analyzers
- Arterial blood gas ABG machines
- Adult oxygen masks
- Stress treadmill machines
- Endotracheal suction equipment
- Electronic compressor nebulizers
- Holter monitors
- Oral nasal face masks
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Venturi masks
- Medical aerosol tents
- Therapeutic humidifiers
- Oxygen tents
- Respiratory therapy air compressors
- Aerosol masks
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
- Oxygen concentrators
- Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Pediatric oxygen masks
- Postural drainage percussors
- Steam sterilizers
- Pneumogram equipment
- Desktop computers
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Portable volume ventilators
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
- Ventilator operation software