Respiratory Therapy

Career Opportunities

Typical Employers

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

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