How do they match: Respiratory Therapists

  • Respiratory Therapists

  • Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist
  • Certified Respiratory Therapist
  • Hospital Respiratory Therapist
  • Inhalation Therapist
  • NICU Respiratory Therapist
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Respiratory Therapist
  • Oxygen Therapist
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapist
  • Staff Therapist
  • Staff Respiratory Therapist
  • Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist
  • Travel Respiratory Therapist

  • Determine requirements for treatment, such as type, method and duration of therapy, precautions to be taken, or medication and dosages, compatible with physicians' orders.
  • Enforce safety rules and ensure careful adherence to physicians' orders.
  • Monitor patient's physiological responses to therapy, such as vital signs, arterial blood gases, or blood chemistry changes, and consult with physician if adverse reactions occur.
  • Perform bronchopulmonary drainage and assist or instruct patients in performance of breathing exercises.
  • Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  • Relay blood analysis results to a physician.
  • Teach, train, supervise, or use the assistance of students, respiratory therapy technicians, or assistants.
  • Use a variety of testing techniques to assist doctors in cardiac or pulmonary research or to diagnose disorders.
  • Work as part of a team of physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures or related duties.

  • Assist healthcare practitioners during examinations or treatments.