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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 Technician”

Teach or oversee other workers who provide respiratory care services.
Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.
Explain treatment procedures to patients.
Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.
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.
Provide respiratory care involving the application of well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of a respiratory therapist and a physician.
Collect and analyze arterial blood gas samples.
Perform diagnostic procedures to assess the severity of respiratory dysfunction in patients.
Recommend or review bedside procedures, x-rays, or laboratory tests.
Read and evaluate physicians' orders and patients' chart information to determine patients' condition and treatment protocols.
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.
Teach patients how to use respiratory equipment at home.
Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
Interview or examine patients to collect clinical data.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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