Respiratory director vs respiratory care faculty

The differences between respiratory directors and respiratory care faculties can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a respiratory director and a respiratory care faculty. Additionally, a respiratory director has an average salary of $75,123, which is higher than the $59,180 average annual salary of a respiratory care faculty.

The top three skills for a respiratory director include patients, EKG and RRT. The most important skills for a respiratory care faculty are patient care, BLS, and critical care.

Respiratory director vs respiratory care faculty overview

	Respiratory Director	Respiratory Care Faculty
Yearly salary	$75,123	$59,180
Hourly rate	$36.12	$28.45
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	24,790	87,370
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 58%	Associate Degree, 34%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	12	12

Respiratory director vs respiratory care faculty salary

Respiratory directors and respiratory care faculties have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Respiratory Director	Respiratory Care Faculty
Average salary	$75,123	$59,180
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $108,000	Between $30,000 And $116,000
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Differences between respiratory director and respiratory care faculty education

There are a few differences between a respiratory director and a respiratory care faculty in terms of educational background:

	Respiratory Director	Respiratory Care Faculty
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 58%	Associate Degree, 34%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Respiratory director vs respiratory care faculty demographics

Here are the differences between respiratory directors' and respiratory care faculties' demographics:

	Respiratory Director	Respiratory Care Faculty
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 33.3% Female, 66.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 6.4% White, 62.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 6.5% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between respiratory director and respiratory care faculty duties and responsibilities

Respiratory director example responsibilities.

Manage ventilated-dependent patients, assist with ventilator transports, prepare equipment for decontamination, bronchial hygiene management
Conduct therapeutic procedures to maintain a patent airway, remove via suctioning of secretions, to achieve adequate ventilation & oxygenation.
Organize efforts for JCAHO accreditation.
Perform ABG draws and run results, monitor and maintain IRMA blood gas machine.
Operate and monitor patients on mechanical ventilator, CPAP/BiPAP, bedside PFT, arterial blood gas (i-STAT).
Certify and proficient in tracheostomy insertion and replacement.

Respiratory care faculty example responsibilities.

Conduct therapeutic procedures to maintain a patent airway, remove via suctioning of secretions, to achieve adequate ventilation & oxygenation.
General respiratory care duties, ACLS certify
Transport patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection.
Conduct rehabilitation therapy, asthma education, and smoking cessation programs.
Provide emergency care, including artificial respiration, emergency / elective intubations, assist and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Conduct therapeutic procedures to maintain a patent airway, remove via suctioning of secretions, to achieve adequate ventilation & oxygenation.

Respiratory director vs respiratory care faculty skills

Common respiratory director skills

Patients, 32%
EKG, 8%
RRT, 7%
Acute Care, 4%
Acls, 4%
Direct Patient Care, 3%

Common respiratory care faculty skills

Patient Care, 17%
BLS, 14%
Critical Care, 14%
Acls, 12%
Respiratory Therapy, 12%
NRP, 7%

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