{"id":5311,"date":"2015-10-12T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T07:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/?p=5311"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:12:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T19:12:54","slug":"considering-a-career-in-respiratory-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/considering-a-career-in-respiratory-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Considering a career in Respiratory Care?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you are considering a career in Respiratory Care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please join us Monday, October 19 from 6-7 p.m. at St. Petersburg College<\/p>\n<p>Caruth Health Education Center in HEC-Room 223.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>For more information click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/rc-as\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Career<\/h3>\n<p>Once you have earned your A.S. degree and pass the advanced practitioners\u2019 exam through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbrc.org\">National Board for Respiratory Care<\/a>, you become a registered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/healthcare\/respiratory-therapists.htm\">respiratory therapist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Opportunities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitals, including adult and neonatal intensive care<\/li>\n<li>Emergency rooms<\/li>\n<li>Pulmonary rehabilitation and home care<\/li>\n<li>Diagnostic testing centers<\/li>\n<li>Physician offices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What You Will Learn<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proper techniques and principles of respiratory care<\/li>\n<li>Industry standards and safety regulations<\/li>\n<li>Legal and ethical responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>We hope to see you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Petersburg College<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/Hec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caruth Health Education Center <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7200 66<sup>th<\/sup> Street North<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinellas Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VISIT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/hec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.spcollege.edu\/hec<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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