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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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