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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Patient electronic medical record EMR software
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Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word
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