该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：

呼吸治疗师

• 进行诊断测试，例如动脉血气分析和心肺功能测试
• 操作和监测呼吸设备，以管理氧气、氧气-空气混合物、加湿空气或特种医用气体等治疗
• 操作、监控、维护和测试各种诊断和治疗设备
• 执行或协助干预措施，例如气道维护、导管插入、诱导和插管，以及管理患者和相关设备
• 执行麻醉协助服务
• 进行人工呼吸和体外心脏按摩
• 评估和监测患者的心肺状况
• 提供和优化患者的机械通气
• 协助运送高危病人
• 可以准备和管理授权药物
• 监督和培训学生和其他呼吸治疗师
• 参与慢性呼吸道患者的家庭护理计划，并提供患者和家庭教育
• 参与心肺疾病相关研究。

临床灌注师

• 组装、维护和操作体外循环设备、主动脉内球囊泵和其他心脏辅助设备，以在心脏直视手术期间支持或临时替代患者的心肺功能
• 按照心脏外科医生和麻醉师的指示，通过心肺机和其他设备管理血液制品、药物和其他物质，以维持充足的含氧血液流向身体的所有器官
• 在心肺手术期间监测生命体征以支持和维持患者的生理功能和代谢需求
• 参与所有灌注相关设备的日常维护、校准和检查
• 监督和培训学生临床灌注师和其他临床灌注师。

心肺技师

• 执行诊断测试，如肺功能和哮喘压力，或协助医生进行心脏和心肺压力测试和支气管镜检查
• 确定患者的血液特性，例如活化凝血时间和氧饱和度
• 操作、监控、维护、校准和测试诊断和治疗设备
• 监测患者并告知医生患者病情的任何变化
• 在心脏病专家的监督下准备药物并使用吸入器和其他治疗方法
• 在测试期间为患者提供信息和护理
• 协助准备心导管室，准备专用导管并在导管插入期间协助心脏病专家
• 在手术期间对植入式设备（例如起搏器和除颤器）进行分析、编程和监控
• 监督和培训学生和其他心肺技师
• 为研究提供技术支持。

• 呼吸治疗师需要完成为期三年的呼吸治疗学院或大学学位课程，包括临床培训。
• 纽芬兰和拉布拉多、新斯科舍、新不伦瑞克、魁北克、安大略、曼尼托巴、萨斯喀彻温和阿尔伯塔的呼吸治疗师需要获得许可。
• 在爱德华王子岛、不列颠哥伦比亚省、育空地区、西北地区和努纳武特地区工作的治疗师可以获得国家呼吸治疗师认证。
• 在魁北克，呼吸治疗师开具戒烟药方需要证明。
• 临床灌注师需要完成呼吸治疗或注册护理课程，并具有至少一年的呼吸治疗师或注册护士工作经验，并完成临床灌注学院或大学课程，包括临床培训。
• 临床灌注师需要获得加拿大临床灌注学会的认证。
• 心肺技师需要获得呼吸治疗等相关健康学科的两年制大学文凭、护理文凭或相关科学的大学学位，并完成心血管技术的大学文凭后课程，并通过课程接受肺部技术的额外培训或受监督的在职临床培训。
• 可能需要在加拿大心肺技术专家协会 (CACPT) 注册。

• 呼吸治疗师可能在特定的实践领域工作，例如麻醉、重症监护、新生儿和儿科、心肺诊断、呼吸家庭和社区护理、研究和私人医疗行业。
• 本单元组的主管和讲师职位需要在各自领域具有呼吸治疗师、临床灌注师或心肺技术专家的经验。

• 其他医疗技师和技术员（32129）
• 治疗和评估中的其他技术职业 ( 32109)

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Respiratory therapists

• Perform diagnostic tests, such as arterial blood gas analysis and cardiopulmonary functions tests
• Operate and monitor respiratory equipment to administer treatments such as oxygen, oxygen-air mixtures, humidified air or specialty medical gases
• Operate, monitor, maintain and test a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
• Perform or assist with interventions such as airway maintenance, line insertions, inductions and intubations, and manage patients and associated equipment
• Execute anesthesia assistance services
• Perform artificial respiration and external cardiac massage
• Evaluate and monitor patients’ cardiorespiratory conditions
• Provide and optimize patients’ mechanical ventilation
• Assist with transport of high-risk patients
• May prepare and administer authorized medications
• Supervise and train students and other respiratory therapists
• Participate in home care programs for chronic respiratory patients and provide patient and family education
• Participate in research related to cardiac and pulmonary disorders.

Clinical perfusionists

• 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
• 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
• Monitor vital signs to support and maintain patients' physiological functions and metabolic needs during cardiopulmonary surgery
• Participate in routine maintenance, calibration and inspection of all perfusion related equipment
• Supervise and train student clinical perfusionists and other clinical perfusionists.

Cardiopulmonary technologists

• Perform diagnostic tests, such as pulmonary function and asthma stress, or assist physicians with cardiac and cardiopulmonary stress tests and bronchoscopies
• Determine patients' blood characteristics such as activated clotting time and oxygen saturation
• Operate, monitor, maintain, calibrate and test diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
• Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
• Prepare medications and administer inhaler and other treatments under supervision of cardiologist
• Provide information and care for patients during tests
• Assist with the preparation of cardiac catheterization room, prepare specialized catheters and assist cardiologists during catheterization
• Perform analysis, programming and monitoring of implanted devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators during surgery
• Supervise and train students and other cardiopulmonary technologists
• Provide technical support for research.

• Respiratory therapists require the completion of a three-year college or university degree program in respiratory therapy, both including clinical training.
• Licensing is required for respiratory therapists in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
• A national certification for respiratory therapists is available for therapists working in Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• In Quebec, a certificate is required for respiratory therapists to prescribe smoking cessation medication.
• 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.
• Certification with the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion is required for clinical perfusionists.
• 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.
• Registration with the Canadian Association of Cardio-pulmonary Technologists (CACPT) may be required.

• Respiratory therapists may work in specific areas of practice such as anesthesia, critical care, neonatal and pediatrics, cardiopulmonary diagnostics, respiratory home and community care, research and private health industry.
• Supervisory and instructor positions in this unit group require experience in their respective fields as a respiratory therapist, clinical perfusionist or cardiopulmonary technologist.

• Other medical technologists and technicians (32129)
• Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (32109)