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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”

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.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
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.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
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.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
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

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

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