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