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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 Support Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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