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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”

Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
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.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
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.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
Microsoft Word
Ventilator operation software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook