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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 Assistant”

Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
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.
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.
Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
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.
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.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
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.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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