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Neonatal/Pediatric Registered Respiratory Therapists

Registered Respiratory Therapist Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279P3900X

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As of today, the following are the total number of Neonatal/Pediatric Registered Respiratory Therapists nationally, in your state, and near your location.

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The following are the total number of Neonatal/Pediatric 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 Neonatal/Pediatric Registered Respiratory Therapists do?

Neonatal/Pediatric Registered Respiratory Therapists treat breathing disorders in newborns, infants, and children, providing respiratory care for conditions like prematurity, asthma, and cystic fibrosis by managing mechanical ventilators, administering medications, assisting with intubations, and educating families. 

They perform diagnostic tests, analyze blood gases, collaborate with physicians, and monitor patients’ progress to help young patients breathe easier and recover.  

Responsibilities

Diagnosis and Assessment: Evaluate patients for lung or breathing disorders and perform diagnostic tests, such as pulmonary function tests. 

Treatment and Care: Provide breathing treatments, manage mechanical ventilators, administer medications, and perform procedures like intubations and surfactant replacement therapy. 

Monitoring and Evaluation: Continuously monitor patients’ breathing, assess the effectiveness of treatments, and record progress. 

Equipment Management: Operate and maintain respiratory equipment, including mechanical ventilators, high-flow nasal cannulas, and specialty gas delivery systems, to ensure optimal patient care. 

Collaboration: Work closely with physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals to develop and implement care plans. 

Education and Support: Educate patients and their families about lung diseases and the use of respiratory equipment, providing emotional support. 

Specialized Tasks

Neonatal Care: Manage premature infants with underdeveloped lungs, perform resuscitation, and monitor infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). 

Pediatric Care: Treat children with chronic respiratory conditions such as asthma and cystic fibrosis. 

Blood Gas Analysis: Operate blood gas analyzers to test oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. 

Emergency Response: Respond to respiratory emergencies in children and newborns. 

Environment 

Settings: They may also work in other settings, including cardiopulmonary rehabilitation centers and home health agencies.

Hospitals: About 75% of respiratory therapists work in hospitals, particularly in children’s hospitals and neonatal-pediatric wards.

Specialty Registered Respiratory Therapists

Critical Care Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279C0205X

Respiratory emergencies are common in the treatment of critically ill patients.

Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intravenous monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and measurements of inspired and expired gases.

This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation for patients.

Educational Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279E1000X

The focus of patient and family education activities is to promote knowledge of the disease process, medical therapy, and self-help.

Respiratory therapists are uniquely qualified to provide this service regarding cardiopulmonary diseases and injury.

Emergency Care Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279E0002X

The immediate availability of diagnostic and therapeutic cardiopulmonary services is essential for the assessment and management of trauma victims, patients requiring airway management, and others requiring emergency care.

General Care Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279G1100X

This level of care encompasses diagnostic testing, therapeutics, monitoring, and rehabilitation for patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system, as well as education for the patient and their family regarding these disorders.

Geriatric Care Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279G0305X

Care of older patients who have age-related and/or disease-related decremental pulmonary changes.

Diagnosis and treatment are very important for this group since chronic lung disease is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality among them.

Furthermore, as this segment of the population increases, life expectancy is being extended.

Home Health Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279H0200X

Home care fosters individual responsibility for self-management of chronic respiratory conditions.

It includes individualized assessment-based plans of care service developed to promote safe, proper, and sustained use of prescribed respiratory therapy medications, equipment, and techniques in the home.

Palliative/Hospice Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279P3800X

A coordinated plan of care to help dying patients and their families handle the burden of terminal care.

Effective secretion management and relief of dyspnea are paramount in caring for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease.

Patient Transport Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279P4000X

Transport respiratory therapists provide patient assessment, initiation of treatment modalities, and ongoing monitoring of patient status for critically ill and injured patients, with a special focus on advanced airway and ventilator management.

The transport respiratory therapist’s knowledge and experience with complex neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient care issues equip them with the expertise to assist with any patient care issue in various transport modes.

Pulmonary Diagnostics Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279P1004X

Included in the area of pulmonary diagnostics are the following: collection and analysis of physiological specimens, interpretation of physiological data, administration of tests on the cardiopulmonary system, and conducting both neurophysiological and sleep disorders studies.

Pulmonary Function Technologist Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279P1006X

An individual who is trained and qualified to perform pulmonary diagnostic tests.

During the course of conducting these tests, the Pulmonary Function Technologist is responsible for setting up, calibrating, maintaining, and ensuring the quality assurance of the pulmonary function testing equipment.

In the laboratory, clinical, or patient care setting, the technologist instructs patients, elicits cooperation, performs procedures, monitors patient response, and evaluates patient performance.

Test results are calculated, compared with predicted normal ranges, and evaluated for reliability.

The technologist collects clinical history data and evaluates the clinical implications of the test results.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279P1005X

The respiratory therapist can assist the chronic pulmonary patient in returning to an optimal role in society by providing an effective program.

It includes bronchopulmonary drainage, exercise therapy, and patient education.

SNF/Subacute Care Registered Respiratory Therapists

Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2279S1500X

Care of residents in a long-term care environment.

Respiratory modalities delivered include those similar to those used in general care and critical care areas, but are provided to patients who are less critically ill.

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