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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”.
Also Known As…
- Respiratory Therapy Technicians
- Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT)
- Respiratory Therapy Assistant
- Respiratory Technician
- Respiratory Supervisor
- Respiratory Director
- Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (Staff)
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
- Pulmonary Function Technician (PF Technician)
- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT)
- Respiratory Therapist Assistant
- Respiratory Support Technician
- Respiratory Care Technician
- Registered Respiratory Technician
- Oxygen Therapy Technician
- Oxygen Equipment Technician
- Medical Technician
- Life Support Technician
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Tasks for “Respiratory Technician”
- Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients.
- Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
- 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.
- Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
- Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
- Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
- Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
- 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.
- Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
- Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
- 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.
- Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Chest shell ventilators
- Respiratory therapy air compressors
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Venturi masks
- Arterial blood gas ABG machines
- Apnea monitors
- Steam sterilizers
- Pneumogram equipment
- Oropharyngeal suction equipment
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Oral nasal face masks
- Desktop computers
- Echocardiogram machines
- Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Blood drawing syringes
- Bag-valve masks
- Endotracheal suction equipment
- Respirators
- Holter monitors
- Portable volume ventilators
- Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
- Aerosol masks
- Adult oxygen masks
- Stress treadmill machines
- Electronic compressor nebulizers
- Sputum traps
- Nasal suctioning equipment
- Medical aerosol tents
- Oxygen concentrators
- Oxygen flowmeters
- Therapeutic humidifiers
- Calorimeters
- Handheld spirometers
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
- Laptop computers
- Oxygen tents
- Postural drainage percussors
- Blood gas analyzers
- Pulmonary function calculators
- Pediatric oxygen masks
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Ventilator operation software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
- Microsoft Word