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簡介 Intro
呼吸治療師協助內科醫生診斷、治療並護理呼吸及心髒病患者，主要在醫院、拓展護理機構、公共健康中心、呼吸家庭護理公司等處任職。臨床灌注主要通過接受過心臟手術和需要心肺支持的患者提供技術支持，心肺技師協助內科醫生診斷並治療心血管和肺病，主要在醫院工作。這三類職業中包括檢查人和指導等。
Respiratory therapists assist physicians in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with respiratory and cardiopulmonary disorders. Clinical perfusionists provide technical support to patients undergoing cardiac surgery and patients requiring cardio-respiratory support. Cardiopulmonary technologists assist physicians in the technical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease. Respiratory therapists are employed in hospitals, extended care facilities, public health centres and respiratory home care companies. Clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists are primarily employed in hospitals. Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists who are supervisors or instructors are included in this unit group.
在這一職業中負責監督和指導等的人員需要在分別的領域中作為呼吸治療師、臨床灌注和心肺技師的工作經驗
Supervisory and instructor positions in this unit group require experience in their respective fields as a respiratory therapist, clinical perfusionist or cardiopulmonary technologist.
主要職責 Main Duties
呼吸治療師 Respiratory therapists 主要職責
- 進行如動脈血氣分析和心肺功能測試等診斷學測
- Perform diagnostic tests, such as arterial blood gas analysis and cardiopulmonary functions tests
- 實施並監督呼吸設備以便進行氧氣、氧氣空氣混合物、加濕後的空氣或藥物治療等
- Operate and monitor respiratory equipment to administer treatments such as oxygen, oxygen-air mixtures, humidified air or medications
- 實施、監督、監督並測試多種診斷和治療設備；
- Operate, monitor, maintain and test a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
- 評估病情並介入氣管維護、線插入、導入和插管等；
- Assess patients and perform or assist with interventions such as airway maintenance, line insertions, inductions and intubations
- 進行人工呼吸急救和胸外心臟按摩；
- Perform artificial respiration and external cardiac massage
- 協助高危患者的轉送；
- Assist with transport of high-risk patients
- 監督並培訓學生和其他呼吸治療師；
- Supervise and train students and other respiratory therapists
- 參與慢性呼吸系統疾病患者家庭護理項目，並提供病人和家庭教育；
- Participate in home care programs for chronic respiratory patients and provide patient and family education
- 參與心肺障礙相關的研究。
- Participate in research related to cardiac and pulmonary disorders.
臨床灌注師主要職責 Clinical perfusionists
- 收集、維護並操作體外循環設備、主動脈內氣囊泵和其他心臟輔助裝置以便在開顱手術總支持並暫時取代患者的心肺功能；
- Assemble, maintain and operate extracorporeal circulation equipment, intra-aortic balloon pumps and other heart assist devices to support or temporarily replace patients’ cardiopulmonary functions during open-heart surgery
- 通過人工心肺機和其他設備來管理血液製品、藥物和其他物質以便維持所有器官充足的氧氣血液活動；Administer blood products, drugs and other substances through heart-lung machines and other devices as directed by cardiac surgeons and anaesthetists to maintain adequate flow of oxygenated blood to all organs of the body
- 監視生命特徵來支持並維持患者在心肺手術中的生理功能和新陳代謝需求；
- Monitor vital signs to support and maintain patients’ physiological functions and metabolic needs during cardiopulmonary surgery
- 參與所有灌注有關設備的日常維護、校準和檢查；
- Participate in routine maintenance, calibration and inspection of all perfusion related equipment
- 監督並培訓臨床職業治療學徒和臨床職業治療專家。
- Supervise and train student clinical perfusionists and other clinical perfusionists.
心肺技師主要職責 Cardiopulmonary technologists
- 進行肺技能及哮喘等診斷測試，或協助內科醫生進行心肺壓力測試和支氣管鏡檢；
- Perform diagnostic tests, such as pulmonary function and asthma stress, or assist physicians with cardiac and cardiopulmonary stress tests and bronchoscopies
- 確定患者的血液特徵，如火星凝血時間和氧飽和度；
- Determine patients’ blood characteristics such as activated clotting time and oxygen saturation
- 操作、監督、維護、校準並測試診斷及治療設備；
- Operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate and test diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
- 監測患者並就病情變化對內科醫師提出建議；
- Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients’ condition
- 在心髒病學家的監督夏準備藥物並管理吸入器和其他處理；
- Prepare medications and administer inhaler and other treatments under supervision of cardiologist
- 在測試中為患者提供系統和護理；
- Provide information and care for patients during tests
- 在導管插入術中協助準備心導管室和專門導尿管並協助心臟專家；
- Assist with the preparation of cardiac catheterization room, prepare specialized catheters and assist cardiologists during catheterization
- 分析、設計並監視起搏器和除顫器等手術植入設備；
- Perform analysis, programming and monitoring of implanted devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators during surgery
- 監督並培訓學生和心肺技術人員；
- Supervise and train students and other cardiopulmonary technologists
- 為研究提供技術支持。
- Provide technical support for research.
- 呼吸治療師主要側重麻醉，重症監護，兒科，心肺診斷和呼吸道家庭護理等領域。
- Respiratory therapists may specialize in areas such as anaesthesia, critical care, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary diagnostics and respiratory home care.
任職要求 Employment Requirements
- 呼吸治療師需要完成在呼吸治療包括臨床培訓方面的3大專、醫院或者大學學位
- Respiratory therapists require the completion of a three-year college, hospital or university degree program in respiratory therapy, including clinical training.
- 魁北克省，安大略省，馬尼托巴省和阿爾伯塔省需要呼吸治療執照；
- Licensing is required for respiratory therapists in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta.
- 臨床灌注需要呼吸療法和註冊護士等的最少一年工作經驗或者臨床灌注包括臨床培訓等方面的專科或者大學課程；
- Clinical perfusionists require the completion of a respiratory therapy or registered nursing program with a minimum of one year of work experience as a respiratory therapist or registered nurse and Completion of a college or university program in clinical perfusion, including clinical training.
- 臨床灌注需要加拿大臨床灌注協會的認證
- Certification with the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion is required for clinical perfusionists.
- 心肺技師需要如呼吸治療等專職醫療學科的2年專科畢業證、護理證書或者相關學科的大學學位，以及通過完成在職臨床培訓達到心血管技術和肺部技術臨床培訓方面的大專水平
- Cardiopulmonary technologists require a two-year college diploma in an allied health discipline such as respiratory therapy, nursing diploma, or a university degree in a related science and Completion of a college post-diploma program in cardiovascular technology and additional training in pulmonary technology through courses or supervised on-the-job clinical training.
- 需要加拿大心肺技術協會的認證
- Registration with the Canadian Association of Cardio-pulmonary Technologists (CACPT) may be required.
所有職稱 All Titles
- 麻醉技師 anesthesia technologist
- 心肺技師 cardiopulmonary technician
- 心肺技師 cardiopulmonary technologist
- 心血管灌注臨床講師 cardiovascular perfusion clinical instructor
- 心血管灌注教練 cardiovascular perfusion instructor
- 心血管灌注主管 cardiovascular perfusion supervisor
- 心血管灌注技師 cardiovascular perfusion technologist
- 心血管灌注 cardiovascular perfusionist
- CCP（認證臨床灌注） CCP (certified clinical perfusionist)
- 臨床灌注認證（CCP） certified clinical perfusionist (CCP)
- 行政灌注 chief perfusionist
- 首席呼吸技師 chief respiratory technologist
- 首席呼吸治療 chief, respiratory therapy
- 心血管灌注臨床講師 clinical instructor, cardiovascular perfusion
- 臨床灌注臨床講師 clinical instructor, clinical perfusion
- 呼吸治療臨床講師， clinical instructor, respiratory therapy
- 臨床灌注臨床講師 clinical perfusion clinical instructor
- 臨床灌注主管 clinical perfusion supervisor
- 臨床灌注 clinical perfusionist
- 體外循環技術專家 extracorporal circulation technologist
- 體外循環技師 extracorporal technician
- 體外循環技師 extracorporal technologist
- 吸入技師 inhalation technologist
- 心肺技術指導員 instructor, cardiopulmonary technology
- 心血管灌注導師 instructor, cardiovascular perfusion
- 氧療技術員 oxygen therapy technician
- 灌注技術專家 perfusion technologist
- 灌注 perfusionist
- 心血管灌注 perfusionist, cardiovascular
- 多導睡眠技師 polysomnographic technologist
- 肺功能技師 pulmonary function technologist
- 註冊呼吸保健醫生 registered respiratory care practitioner
- 註冊呼吸治療師（RRT） registered respiratory therapist (RRT)
- 呼吸保健醫生 respiratory care practitioner
- 呼吸技師 respiratory technician
- 呼吸技師 respiratory technologist
- 呼吸治療師 respiratory therapist
- 呼吸療法首席 respiratory therapy chief
- 呼吸治療臨床講師 respiratory therapy clinical instructor
- 呼吸治療監事 respiratory therapy supervisor
- RRT（註冊呼吸治療師） RRT (registered respiratory therapist)
- 心肺技術監事， supervisor, cardiopulmonary technology
- 心血管灌注監事 supervisor, cardiovascular perfusion
- 臨床灌注監事 supervisor, clinical perfusion
- 呼吸治療監事 supervisor, respiratory therapy
- 麻醉技術專家 technologist, anesthesia
- 心血管灌注技師 technologist, cardiovascular perfusion
- 體外循環技師 technologist, extracorporal circulation
- 吸入技師 technologist, inhalation
- 灌注技師 technologist, perfusion
- 肺功能技師 technologist, pulmonary function
- 呼吸技師 technologist, respiratory
- 呼吸治療師 therapist, respiratory
不包括職稱 Exclusions
- 其他醫療技師和技術員 Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) (3219)
- 其他職業治療和評估職業 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (3237)