Respiratory Therapy Technicians
Also called:
Respiratory Therapy Technician, Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT), Respiratory Technician, Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
see titles from the Army or Navy.
Respiratory Specialist
Respiratory Therapy Technician
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
Business
Arts and Humanities
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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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:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Omnicare Cypress Therapy Management
- Patient electronic medical record EMR software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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associate's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$46,760
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the Army:
Respiratory Specialist
