Your job is more than a job.

One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. As a respiratory therapist, you understand that you may be the lifeline for patients struggling to breathe. It takes tireless dedication that goes beyond nebulizers and ventilators. Cardiopulmonary disorders are life-challenging and as a respiratory therapist and a human being, your skillsetdeterminesarterial puncture or cannulation, artificial airwaytypesand sizes, initial ventilatory settings for mechanical ventilation, ventilator changes based on established parameters and patient assignments to staff based on skills inventory.That’snosmalltask. 

There’sno feeling like the feeling of “I can’t breathe.” You wear your compassion on your sleeve every time you hear those words from a child sufferingwithasthma to an elderly patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.It’swhy you do what you do. Andthat’swhat we love about you. 

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, ...