Respiratory Therapy

Career Opportunities

Registered respiratory therapists are responsible for assessment, therapeutic intervention and follow-up in a variety of clinical settings such as:

  • critical care units
  • operating rooms
  • emergency departments
  • hospital wards
  • sleep laboratories
  • pulmonary function laboratories
  • hyperbaric oxygen programs
  • community-based care programs
  • home care
  • sales
  • research
  • education of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and sleep disorders on illness management and the safe and proper use of equipment

Please check the links below for several websites that provide more information about the profession:

Typical Employers

  • hospitals
  • home care agencies and companies
  • government agencies
  • diagnostic labs
  • medical sales companies

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