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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 “Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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