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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
- Oxygen Therapy Technician
- Oxygen Equipment Technician
- Medical Technician
- Life Support Technician
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Tasks for “Registered Respiratory Technician”
- 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.
- Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
- 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.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients.
- Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
- Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
- 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.
- Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
- Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
- Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
- Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Pneumogram equipment
- Respiratory therapy air compressors
- Electronic compressor nebulizers
- Portable volume ventilators
- Apnea monitors
- Endotracheal suction equipment
- Blood gas analyzers
- Oropharyngeal suction equipment
- Adult oxygen masks
- Oral nasal face masks
- Desktop computers
- Pediatric oxygen masks
- Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
- Aerosol masks
- Respirators
- Bag-valve masks
- Oxygen concentrators
- Stress treadmill machines
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Oxygen flowmeters
- Oxygen tents
- Echocardiogram machines
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Sputum traps
- Nasal suctioning equipment
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Handheld spirometers
- Venturi masks
- Medical aerosol tents
- Therapeutic humidifiers
- Blood drawing syringes
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Calorimeters
- Pulmonary function calculators
- Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Arterial blood gas ABG machines
- Holter monitors
- Laptop computers
- Postural drainage percussors
- Steam sterilizers
- Chest shell ventilators
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Ventilator operation software
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Microsoft Word
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management