Respiratory therapy technician
Code 3259.7
Respiratory therapy technicians assist doctors and surgeons to treat respiratory problems. They work in hospitals and medical facilities where they operate medical equipment to test patients' respiratory conditions and aid in their treatment. Respiratory therapy technicians also tend to breathing equipment and machines during surgery.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- human anatomy
- clinical perfusion
- hygiene in a health care setting
- health care legislation
- respiratory medicine
- respiratory therapy
- medical terminology
Skills and competences
- Utilizar correctamente términos técnicos utilizados en el campo de la salud
- apply context specific clinical competences
- communicate in healthcare
- contribute to continuity of health care
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- operate heart-lung machines
- operate breathing equipment
Transversal competences
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences