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Respiratory Therapy Technicians

SOC 29-2054.00

Provide respiratory care under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.

Zone 3 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.6

Monitoring

3.6

Service Orientation

3.6

Reading Comprehension

3.5

Social Perceptiveness

3.5

Speaking

3.4

Active Learning

3.4

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

4.5

Medicine and Dentistry

4.4

English Language

4.2

Psychology

4.1

Public Safety and Security

3.9

Mathematics

3.6

Education and Training

3.6

Mechanical

3.6

Key Tasks

1Work 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.

2Monitor patients during treatment and report any unusual reactions to the respiratory therapist.

3Keep records of patients' therapy, completing all necessary forms.

4Use ventilators or various oxygen devices or aerosol and breathing treatments in the provision of respiratory therapy.

5Follow and enforce safety rules applying to equipment.

Also Known As

Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT) In-Home Therapist Life Support Technician Medical Technician Oxygen Equipment Technician Oxygen Therapy Technician Pulmonary Function Technician (PF Technician) Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) Registered Respiratory Technician