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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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