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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.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in 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.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
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.
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.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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