Position Overview
**Description**
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Job Summary
The Certified Respiratory Therapist (RRT) administers respiratory care under a physician's direction, as assigned within scope of practice.
Responsibilities And Scope
· Administers respiratory patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
· Educates patients, especially those with complex care issues, within hospital setting and for post-discharge care. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Bronchodilator usage
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment usage, care, and maintenance
- Ramifications of smoking / tobacco usage and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Asthma symptom ma...