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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
Also Known As…
- Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT)
- Respiratory Therapy Assistant
- Respiratory Technician
- Respiratory Supervisor
- Respiratory Director
- Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (Staff)
- Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT)
- Pulmonary Function Technician (PF Technician)
- Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT)
- Respiratory Therapist Assistant
- Respiratory Support Technician
- Respiratory Care Technician
- Registered Respiratory Technician
- Oxygen Therapy Technician
- Oxygen Equipment Technician
- Medical Technician
- Life Support Technician
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Tasks for “Respiratory Therapy Technicians”
- Prepare or test devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, or electrocardiogram (EKG) machines.
- Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
- Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
- Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
- Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
- Set equipment controls to regulate the flow of oxygen, gases, mists, or aerosols.
- Clean, sterilize, check, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment.
- Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
- Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
- Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.
- Explain treatment procedures to patients.
- 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.
- Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
- Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
- Assess patients' response to treatments and modify treatments according to protocol if necessary.
- 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.
- Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Related Technology & Tools
- Echocardiogram machines
- Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
- Oxygen therapy equipment
- Pneumogram equipment
- Endotracheal ET tubes
- Bedside pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Respiratory therapy air compressors
- Pediatric oxygen masks
- Handheld spirometers
- Pulmonary function calculators
- Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Respirators
- Portable volume ventilators
- Desktop computers
- Stress treadmill machines
- Oxygen tents
- Endotracheal suction equipment
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Oxygen flowmeters
- Apnea monitors
- Laptop computers
- Medical nasal cannulae
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Blood drawing syringes
- Calorimeters
- Oxygen concentrators
- Postural drainage percussors
- Venturi masks
- Oropharyngeal suction equipment
- Electronic compressor nebulizers
- Steam sterilizers
- Medical aerosol tents
- Oral nasal face masks
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB apparatus
- Holter monitors
- Blood gas analyzers
- Adult oxygen masks
- Aerosol masks
- Arterial blood gas ABG machines
- Therapeutic humidifiers
- Chest shell ventilators
- Bag-valve masks
- Sputum traps
- Nasal suctioning equipment
- Microsoft Outlook
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
- Ventilator operation software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel