Respiratory Therapists
Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.
Also called: Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP), Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Knowledge:
- teaching and course design
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
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
- hold or move items with your hands
- put together small parts with your fingers
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need
- Cooperation
- Concern for Others
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Self Control
Technology:
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- MEDITECH software
