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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 “Pulmonary Function Technician (PF Technician)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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