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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)”

Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
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.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
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.
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.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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