RESPIRATORY CARE THERAPIST 1--REGISTERED

MS514 $46,842 - $84,302
Creation Date: 06/29/1987
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide respiratory care procedures to patients.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Close from higher-level respiratory care personnel or medical professional.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Respiratory Care Therapist 2-Registered by the absence of responsibility for performing a variety of complex clinical respiratory care procedures.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Administers prescribed treatments for patients with cardiopulmonary problems.

Carries out doctors' prescriptions for respiratory care patients and checks charts.

May document quality control and performance improvement activity reports.

May make rounds to observe and assure patient care.

May assist with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Manages mechanical ventilation by use of ventilation protocols and performs all required assessments.

Assists respiratory therapists and cardiopulmonary staff of a higher level in performing complex specialized laboratory analyses and procedures.

Instructs and educates patients in the use of equipment and disease processes so that patient adjustment will be made more easily.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Possession of a current Louisiana Respiratory Therapist license and accreditation with the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.