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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 Director”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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