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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 Supervisor”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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