respiratory therapy technician
Respiratory therapy technicians assist doctors and surgeons to treat respiratory problems. They work in hospitals and medical facilities where they operate medical equipment to test patients' respiratory conditions and aid in their treatment. Respiratory therapy technicians also tend to breathing equipment and machines during surgery.
Also called: respiratory care supervisor, respiratory care assistant, respiratory technician, oxygen therapy technician, respiratory therapist, breathing technician
- 17
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3259
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- clinical perfusion scientistWhat changes?15 skills in common
- diagnostic radiographer11 skills in common
- dietitian11 skills in common
- nuclear medicine radiographer11 skills in common
- occupational therapistWhat changes?11 skills in common
- orthoptist11 skills in common
- radiographerWhat changes?11 skills in common
- speech and language therapist11 skills in common
Essential skills
17- apply context specific clinical competences
- carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures
- clinical perfusion
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- health care legislation
- human anatomy
- hygiene in a health care setting
- medical terminology
- operate breathing equipment
- operate heart-lung machines
- respiratory medicine
- respiratory therapy
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Optional skills
14- clinical imaging techniques
- conduct polysomnography
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- emergency surgery
- first aid
- interpret medical images
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical informatics
- promote health and safety
- provide pre-treatment information
- rehabilitation of all organ systems
- respond to changing situations in health care
- surgery
- use e-health and mobile health technologies
No account needed to start
How close are you to being a respiratory therapy technician?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.