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2.1 KiB

Competences — respiratory therapy technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7b8b6118-6876-4a71-81a6-4b5fa9bfa221).

Essential

  • apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
  • carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures (skill/competence)
  • clinical perfusion (knowledge)
  • communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
  • contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
  • ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
  • health care legislation (knowledge)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • hygiene in a health care setting (knowledge)
  • medical terminology (knowledge)
  • operate breathing equipment (skill/competence)
  • operate heart-lung machines (skill/competence)
  • respiratory medicine (knowledge)
  • respiratory therapy (knowledge)
  • work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)

Optional

  • clinical imaging techniques (knowledge)
  • conduct polysomnography (skill/competence)
  • develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
  • emergency surgery (knowledge)
  • first aid (knowledge)
  • interpret medical images (skill/competence)
  • manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
  • medical informatics (knowledge)
  • promote health and safety (skill/competence)
  • provide pre-treatment information (skill/competence)
  • rehabilitation of all organ systems (knowledge)
  • respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
  • surgery (knowledge)
  • use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 62 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • respiratory therapy — 42 %
  • patient assessment — 32 %
  • respiratory assessment — 19 %