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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 Director”

Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
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.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
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.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
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.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
Patient electronic medical record EMR software
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