**Job Summary and Responsibilities**

Respiratory Care assists physicians, nurses and other hospital personnel in caring for diagnosing, and treating patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies and abnormalities by applying therapeutic, preventive, and diagnostic procedures.

**Essential Key Job Responsibilities**

1. Administers treatments and medications which promote pulmonary hygiene, improve pulmonary function, and improve respiratory status.
2. Implements oxygen, gas, and humidity therapy. Maintains oxygen and humidity devices and emergency equipment.
3. Performs oximetry, safely obtains blood samples and verifies accuracy of results.
4. Sets up, monitors, and maintains invasive and noninvasive ventilatory and oxygenation devices; recognizes and corrects malfunctions or inappropriate settings.
5. Strong patient care and customer services skills: Provide high quality care and diagnostic services that are appropriate, efficient and effective; abil...