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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 Technician”

Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Explain treatment procedures to 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.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
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.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
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.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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