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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 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 Therapist Assistant”
- Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
- Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
- Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
- Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
- 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.
- 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.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients.
- Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
- Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
- Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
- Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
- Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
- Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
- Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
- Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
- Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
- Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
- Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Bag-valve masks
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Chest shell ventilators
- Aerosol masks
- Pulmonary function calculators
- Medical aerosol tents
- Electronic compressor nebulizers
- Blood gas analyzers
- Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Endotracheal suction equipment
- Portable volume ventilators
- Calorimeters
- Respiratory therapy air compressors
- Steam sterilizers
- Echocardiogram machines
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Holter monitors
- Apnea monitors
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
- Oxygen flowmeters
- Arterial blood gas ABG machines
- Venturi masks
- Oropharyngeal suction equipment
- Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
- Laptop computers
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Therapeutic humidifiers
- Nasal suctioning equipment
- Pediatric oxygen masks
- Adult oxygen masks
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Oxygen tents
- Oxygen concentrators
- Blood drawing syringes
- Handheld spirometers
- Stress treadmill machines
- Pneumogram equipment
- Respirators
- Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Oral nasal face masks
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Sputum traps
- Postural drainage percussors
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Microsoft Excel
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
- Ventilator operation software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software