Respiratory Therapy - Concorde Career Colleges - San Diego

Respiratory Therapy from Concorde Career Colleges - San Diego is a Campus Associate Respiratory Care degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. As a Respiratory Therapist , you deal with one of the critical life-sustaining functions of the human body - breathing. You will deal with life and death issues on a daily basis. You will conduct diagnostic testing procedures and administer treatments to improve patients' breathing, as well as implement and monitor life support equipment. You will assist physicians in the diagnosis and management of cardio-pulmonary deficiencies and abnormalities, and use sophisticated equipment to measure lung function and monitor heart functions. You might treat newborns, trauma victims, drowning victims, and patients suffering from asthma, bronchitis, coronary heart disease, emphysema, and pneumonia. How long is the program? Our Respiratory Therapy Program has 70 weeks of instruction. Will I receive hands-on, real world job experience? In addition to the realistic laboratory environment Concorde provides, we also offer a hands-on working experience in various hospital settings called clinical rotations. Our Respiratory Therapy program provides 900 hours of clinical experience. What skills will I learn? Oxygen Therapy Bronchodilator Chest Physiotherapy Patient Teaching and Instruction ECG Ventilator and Airway Management Bronchoscopy Assistant Arterial Blood Gas Analysis Pulmonary Function Testing Home Respiratory Care Trauma and CPR Team Pulmonary Rehabilitation NICU monitoring Hemodynamic monitoring Chest tube theory Advanced pharmacology Renal effects on the respiratory patient Where can I work? RT's work primarily in hospital and clinical environments Skilled Nursing Facilities Pulmonary Physicians offices and clinics Home Care Companies Rehabilitation Hospitals Respiratory Therapy Instruction Pulmonary Function and Sleep Labs Government Hospitals and Research Facilities Equipment Sales, Repair, and Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Sales Registries Traveling Therapist Agency View more details on Concorde Career College - San Diego, CA . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Respiratory Care courses.