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