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Respiratory Care Therapy

East Central College (ECC)

  • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups. Find Colleges Offering Respiratory Care Therapy Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.
      Salary and Wages

      St. Louis, MO-IL

      • Total Employment: 1,310
      • Average Annual Salary: $49,270
      • Average Hourly Rate: $23.69
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 102,406
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 125,563
      • Percent Job Growth: 22.61%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Provide specific, well defined respiratory care procedures under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.
      Salary and Wages

      St. Louis, MO-IL

      • Total Employment: 210
      • Average Annual Salary: $38,600
      • Average Hourly Rate: $18.56
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 19,167
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 19,334
      • Percent Job Growth: 0.9%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Respiratory Care Therapy
     Total
    Overall
    All Students10
     
    By Gender
    Male2
    Female8
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black-
    Asian-
    Hispanic-
    White9
    Unknown1
     
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    • Grants A Medical Degree: Yes
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