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Will AI replace Respiratory Therapists?
O*NET occupation 29-1126.00
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.
O*NET alternate job titles
- Staff Therapist
- Respiratory Therapist (RT)
- Staff Respiratory Therapist
- Travel Respiratory Therapist
- Hospital Respiratory Therapist
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist
Example core tasks from the O*NET database
- Provide emergency care, such as artificial respiration, external cardiac massage, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- 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.
- Set up and operate devices, such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, or aerosol generators, following specified parameters of treatment.
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