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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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