Respiratory Therapy Technicians
Also called: Respiratory Therapy Technician, Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT), Respiratory Technician, Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
What they do:
Provide respiratory care under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.
On the job, you would:
- Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.
- Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.
- 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.
Health
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Education and Training
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Basic Skills
Social
Problem Solving
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Verbal
Ideas and Logic
Attention
Visual Understanding
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People interested in this work like activities that include
helping people, teaching, and talking. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Medical software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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See more details at O*NET OnLine about respiratory therapy technicians.