These RTs do their job huddled in the back of a helicopter, air ambulance, or ground ambulance, working closely with nurses, physicians, and EMTs to keep patients alive and well until they can reach a hospital where they can receive necessary care.
In addition, they may also be required to have one or more life support credentials. Pulmonary rehabilitation therapists help patients with chronic lung diseases like asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and pulmonary fibrosis cope with their conditions through education, treatment, and exercise. Most work in pulmonary rehabilitation centers, where they provide care and education to patients enrolled in their programs on an outpatient basis.
But some also provide similar services to patients who are still in the hospital. Their primary goal is to help patients with chronic lung ailments breathe more easily and comfortably.
Many are also earning the AE-C, if asthma education is a part of their job responsibilities. Over the past 30 years, sleep medicine technology has grown into a complex health care field, and respiratory therapists are increasingly being called upon to specialize in this dynamic area of care.
RTs who work in sleep are generally employed by sleep laboratories, and they often work the night shift, when sleep studies are conducted. General respiratory therapists can transition well into polysomnography, but most will need additional education and training to understand the 77 identified sleep disorders, to learn the function and use of polysomnographic equipment, and to provide safe and effective treatment to patients. Respiratory therapy education involves not just educating future practitioners, but also serving as an educational resource to practicing therapists.
Respiratory therapy educators serve as professors and instructors in school programs, including those at the community college and university levels, and they may also work as continuing education coordinators for hospital RT departments. What it takes: Most RT educators enter the specialty after having worked as a respiratory therapist in a hospital or other setting, and nearly all will have earned the advanced level RRT credential.
Many educators also hold masters and doctorate degrees; in many schools, advanced degrees are considered essential for advancement. Tag others and encourage them to share it as well. English short version: English longer version:. Printable "What is an RT? Who Are RTs Poster. Generally, in Canada, becoming a respiratory therapist requires: - Graduating from a training program accredited by Accreditation Canada - Successfully completing a certification examination administered by the Canadian Board for Respiratory Care CBRC.
List of education programs by province:. British Columbia Thompson Rivers University. Manitoba University of Manitoba. Donald Carden: Assuming the applicant is not a new graduate, I prefer to see at least months of tenure in their current job.
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