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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 Therapy Technician (RTT)”

Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
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.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

Microsoft Word
Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
Patient electronic medical record EMR software
Microsoft Outlook
Ventilator operation software
Microsoft Excel