Maintain equipment and provide treatment, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation and care of patients with deficiencies or abnormalities which affect the cardiopulmonary system.

Maintain, clean, deliver, and change respiratory therapy equipment; initiate patient charges.

Under direct supervision, maintain respiratory therapy equipment and supplies; process charges.

Maintain, clean, sterilize, transport, and distribute all respiratory and resuscitation equipment;

Assemble, test and make patient-ready respiratory equipment;

Order and stock respiratory supplies;

Change patient's respiratory equipment per department schedule;

Respond to pages and codes throughout the hospital;

Inspect cardiac arrest resuscitation equipment and exchange crash carts as needed;

Stock and change compressed gas cylinders;

Initiate charges for respiratory therapy procedures and equipment;

Assist the respiratory therapist with patient transports;

Perform related duties as required.

There may be instances where individual positions must have additional licenses or certification. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure the appropriate licenses/certifications are obtained for each position.

High school graduation

Equivalent education/experience.

New Class: 12-14-73
Revise Class/Title: 12-4-92
Revised new class code: (formerly 6153) effective July 1, 2007