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As a Respiratory Therapist, you will administer complex respiratory therapy procedures to evaluate and treat individuals with compromised cardiopulmonary functions due to developmental defects, aging, physical injury, or disease. Responsibilities include:

• Respiratory Care Treatments: Perform treatments for adult, pediatric, or neonatal patients.
• Treatment Explanation: Explain treatments to patients and/or families.
• Patient Monitoring: Observe and monitor physical signs, symptoms, behavior, and responses to procedures. Collaborate with physicians on treatment plans.
• Treatment Termination: Terminate treatment if the patient experiences discomfort or has a troubled medical status.
• CPR Participation: Participate in CPR procedures, including airway management and manual ventilation.
• Therapeutic and Diagnostic Gases: Administer gases, subcutaneous analgesic agents, bronchodilator treatments, chest physiotherapy, and aerosolized medications. Deliver oxygen and humidified air to:
  • Reverse and prevent tissue hypoxia
  • Treat arterial hypoxemia
  • Decrease the work of breathing
  • Reduce myocardial work
• Artificial Airway Management: Assist with the non-surgical insertion, maintenance, and removal of artificial airways. Suction airways using a sterile catheter.
• Age-Specific Techniques: Perform age-specific respiratory techniques.
• Mechanical Ventilation and CPAP: Administer and adjust mechanical ventilation and CPAP under supervision.
• Effectiveness Evaluation: Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions by interpreting chest x-rays and blood gas results. Monitor patient appearance, respiration rate, and oxygen saturation.
• Equipment Maintenance: Ensure the operation, calibration, and maintenance of respiratory equipment. Adjust ventilator settings as needed.
• Cleaning and Sterilization: Apply cleaning techniques and ensure equipment decontamination.
• Maintenance Rounds: Perform maintenance rounds and ensure equipment needing service is repaired.
• Documentation: Document patient care activities and collect relevant data.
• Quality Improvement: Document quality improvement information and report issues. Notify physicians of urgent problems.
• Clinical Supervision: Provide supervision, guidance, and training to interns and students.