Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-651: Respiratory Therapist Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-108), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Technical and Medical Support Positions."
Qualifying
specialized experience must have demonstrated a knowledge of basic equipment used in respiratory
therapy and included duties such as:
- Making regular rounds on hospital nursing units to review or collect clinical data to insure
that the respiratory equipment is operating properly and in compliance with physicians'
orders.
- Transporting, setting up, or testing the operation of and changing simple oxygen administering
devices, e.g., masks and nasal cannulas with cylinder or centralized medical gas systems.
- Disassembling, cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing reusable respiratory equipment such as
oxygen analyzers and regulators, including recognizing and reporting variations from expected
results.
Examples of qualifying experience include work as a practical nurse, nursing assistant, medical
machine aid, medical technician, or respiratory therapy aid if the above duties were performed.
OR
For GS-4: |
Successful completion of a 2-year accredited course of study leading to an associate's degree
in respiratory therapy. |
For GS-5: |
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in
respiratory therapy. |
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