To view some items on our web page, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader . The following information has been taken from typical respiratory care physical job performance requirements and is provided for your information. Should you be unable to accomplish any function, or to perform it in the manner described, you may request reasonable accommodation pursuant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Idaho Human Rights Act. Your request for reasonable accommodation should be accompanied by a description of how you propose to perform the essential function. Physical requirements essential to respiratory therapist positions.
Shifts are variable and some rotate.
Therapies need to be administered as scheduled, however, employees may vary their physical position and plan ancillary duties. Repetitive use of hands would be for simple grasping, pushing and pulling approximately up to 26 lbs. of pressure, and fine manipulation. You will have contact with medical diseases, gases, humidifying gases, nebulized medications, and odors from patients. There may be mechanical, electrical, burns, explosive and radiation hazards, due to electrical and pneumatic equipment contact, as well as administration of therapy to patients with internal radiation implants.