Concorde Career Colleges
Respiratory Therapy (AS)
Respiratory Therapy (AAS)
You are committed to making a difference in the lives of others, and you have an interest in one of the critical life-sustaining functions - breathing. Explore a career in Respiratory Therapy at Concorde.
You may thrive on direct patient contact. As a respiratory therapist you will test, diagnose and treat patients to improve their breathing. You'll employ and monitor life support equipment, and assist physicians in the diagnosis and management of heart/lung deficiencies and abnormalities, in hospitals, clinics, care homes, research facilities and sleep labs.
If instead you envision yourself providing these facilities with the best and latest, your career may include sales, repair or manufacturing of respiratory equipment, or pharmaceutical sales.
Check out the wide variety of employment opportunities available to Respiratory Therapists in your local newspaper, and online. This is an in-demand career, and Concorde’s quick and thorough training will get you on your way.
Concorde’s 60-week Respiratory Therapy program provides realistic laboratory practice, and hands-on work experience in hospital settings through clinical rotations. Graduates receive an Associate of Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy from Concorde, and Healthcare Provider CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
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Learn the following skills:
- ACLS protocol
- Advanced pharmacology
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Bronchodilator
- Bronchoscopy assistant
- Chest physiotherapy
- Chest tube theory
- ECG
- Hemodynamic monitoring
- Home respiratory care
- NICU monitoring
- Oxygen therapy
- Patient teaching and instruction
- Pulmonary function testing
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Renal affects on the respiratory patient
- Trauma and CPR team
- Ventilator and airway management
Your rewarding career as a Respiratory Therapist begins at Concorde.
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