Respiratory therapist vs staff therapist

Differences between respiratory therapist and staff therapist duties and responsibilities

Respiratory therapist example responsibilities.

• Manage ventilators through morning planning and protocols for trauma, ICU, and open heart unit.
• Manage artificial airways, mechanically ventilate patients, pulmonary rehab patients and perform CPR in code situations.
• Perform diagnostic procedures such as EEG, PFT, and Bronchoscopy.
• Perform all aspects of respiratory care from intubation to ventilation, and medication delivery.
• Provide critical care services including mechanical ventilation, pulmonary toilet, respiratory pharmacological medicine, overall respiratory evaluation and observation.
• Attend and complete ACLS, BLS, and telemetry monitoring certification courses.
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Staff therapist example responsibilities.

• Manage ventilator care, intubation, arterial line placement, mechanical ventilation, BIPAP, and CPAP.
• Lead RRT position involves direct resident care such as ventilator set up, changes, weaning, and maintaining.
• Provide high-quality patient care in all areas of the facility including ICU, CCU, PACU, NICU and ER.
• Chart record of patient therapy; teach patients proper use and administration of respiratory medication such as MDI s and spacers.
• Conduct weekly Medicare, Medicaid and private pay reports, submit quality indicator and MDS reports and metrics for QA/QC reports.
• Document resident progress using MDS weekly, quarterly, annually and significant changes regarding therapeutic activity pattern.
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