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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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