Considering a career in Respiratory Care?

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If you are considering a career in Respiratory Care

Please join us Monday, October 19 from 6-7 p.m. at St. Petersburg College

Caruth Health Education Center in HEC-Room 223.

For more information click here

·         Career

Once you have earned your A.S. degree and pass the advanced practitioners’ exam through the National Board for Respiratory Care, you become a registered respiratory therapist.

Outlook

Employment of respiratory therapists is expected to grow by 28% through 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. As the population ages, the incidence of respiratory conditions such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia will increase and need to be treated.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Opportunities

  • Hospitals, including adult and neonatal intensive care
  • Emergency rooms
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation and home care
  • Diagnostic testing centers
  • Physician offices

What You Will Learn

  • Proper techniques and principles of respiratory care
  • Industry standards and safety regulations
  • Legal and ethical responsibilities

 

We hope to see you!

St. Petersburg College

Caruth Health Education Center

7200 66th Street North

Pinellas Park

VISIT: www.spcollege.edu/hec