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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 “Oxygen Therapy Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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