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Registered Respiratory Therapist Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279C0205X
As of today, the following are the total number of Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapists nationally, in your state, and near your location.
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Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
Medicare
The following are the total number of Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapists who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
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What do Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapists do?
Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapists (CC RRTs) manage patients with severe breathing and heart-lung conditions.
They operate life-support equipment such as ventilators, administer oxygen and aerosolized medications, and perform diagnostic tests, including blood gas analysis.
They are integral members of the ICU team, assessing patients, making clinical decisions, assisting with procedures such as bronchoscopy, and educating patients and their families to ensure optimal respiratory care.
What they do
Patient Assessment & Diagnostics: Evaluating patients for lung function, conducting blood tests to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, and assisting with diagnostic procedures.
Ventilator Management: Operating and monitoring mechanical ventilators to provide proper oxygenation and breathing support to patients who cannot breathe on their own.
Therapeutic Interventions: Administering oxygen therapy, delivering medications directly to the lungs, and performing chest physiotherapy to clear mucus from the lungs.
Advanced Care: Providing specialized gas administration (e.g., nitric oxide), monitoring hemodynamic status, and assisting with procedures like bronchoscopy.
Team Collaboration: Working closely with physicians, nurses, and other medical staff to manage complex oxygenation and ventilation disorders.
Patient & Family Education: Teaching patients and their families about their respiratory conditions, how to use life-support equipment, and preventative care strategies.
Skills & Qualities
Compassion: A deep empathy for patients and families facing critical illnesses is crucial.
Clinical Decision-Making: Essential for making real-time decisions in high-pressure critical care situations.
Advanced Skills: Requires advanced knowledge of respiratory physiology, equipment, and treatment modalities.
Environment
Intensive Care Units (ICUs): The primary work setting for CC RRTs.
Emergency Departments: Providing immediate care to patients with sudden breathing problems.
Other Settings: May also be used in neonatal/pediatric intensive care, cardiac care, surgical services, and with patients requiring long-term respiratory care.