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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 Therapist Assistant”

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.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
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.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
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.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Patient electronic medical record EMR software