Is anyone out there a respiratory therapist? How do you like the work? Where do you work, in a hospital, nursing home, etc.?

Is anyone out there a respiratory therapist? How do you like the work? Where do you work, in a hospital, nursing home, etc.?
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I’m a RT department director. First off, RT’s don’t work in NH’s. Medicare won’t pay for RT services there, at least not yet. It can be a very rewarding job. The variety of services RT’s do can very greatly depending on the hospital.
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