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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 Technician”

Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
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.
Administer breathing or oxygen procedures, such as intermittent positive pressure breathing treatments, ultrasonic nebulizer treatments, or incentive spirometer treatments.
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.
Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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