Provides advanced respiratory and critical care to patients during air and ground medical transport. Assesses patient condition, manages airways and ventilators, performs advanced procedures, and monitors patients requiring specialized cardiac and life-support devices. Requires a registered respiratory therapist credential, state licensure, critical-care experience, and flight and emergency medical qualifications.
Responsibilities
Provides advanced respiratory and critical care to patients during air and ground medical transport.
Qualifications
Registered respiratory therapist credential
state licensure
critical-care experience
Required Skills
respiratory therapyventilatorsair and ground transportadvanced procedurescardiac and life-support devices
Keywords
respiratory therapycritical careair medical transportflight medicinemedical transport