Respiratory Therapy Assistant

You must be enrolled in an AARC-endorsed respiratory care program. Where are you in your program, and which skills have you been checked off on so far?

What they are checking: Exactly which competencies they can safely perform, since this role is limited to proven skills.

How do you balance work shifts with your classes and clinical rotations?

What they are checking: Reliability with a flexible student schedule, which the posting says it accommodates.

Tell me about a time you had to learn a new piece of equipment. How did you get comfortable with it?

What they are checking: Willingness to learn new respiratory technology, which the posting says keeps evolving.

You are asked to do a therapy you have not been checked off on yet. What do you do?

What they are checking: Respect for scope limits, which this role is built around.

During a treatment a patient's heart rate jumps and they feel shaky. What do you do?

What they are checking: Recognizing side effects of breathing medications and stopping to get help.

A nurse asks you to check on a patient whose oxygen level is dropping on a regular floor. What are your first steps?

What they are checking: Basic response and knowing when to call a licensed therapist or rapid response team.

Walk me through how you assess a patient's breathing before a nebulizer treatment.

What they are checking: Basic respiratory assessment like breath sounds, oxygen level and work of breathing.

How would your assessment differ between a child and an older adult with breathing trouble?

What they are checking: Adjusting care for different ages, which the posting specifically calls out.

How do you teach a patient to use an inhaler correctly?

What they are checking: Patient teaching on proper inhaler technique so the medicine actually works.

How do you keep equipment clean and working to prevent infections?

What they are checking: Infection control and equipment care, which are part of daily respiratory work.