Due to the Corona virus the Respiratory Care program is accepting applications beginning May 1st for the Fall 2020 semester.
Respiratory therapists work closely with physicians and nurses in the treatment and diagnosis of various breathing disorders. Respiratory therapists, practicing under a physician's direction, assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care therapeutic treatments and diagnostic procedures, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Respiratory therapists are also more likely to provide complex therapy requiring considerable independent judgment, such as caring for patients on life support in hospital intensive care units. Respiratory therapists are required to have an in-depth knowledge of heart-lung physiology, effective communication skills, problem solving skills, integrity, compassion, tolerance, ethics, and effective stress coping skills.
Respiratory therapists are employed in health care facilities including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home care.
This program has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care 1248 Harwood Road Bedford, TX 76021-4244 817.283.2835 ).