Respiratory Technician
About the job
- Knowledge of handling medical oxygen in accordance with good practices for oxygen dispensing.
- Ability to communicate with patients and their families, prescribers, and management.
- Ability to install respiratory medical devices.
- Ability to monitor treatment and verify the compliance of respiratory medical devices.
- Ability to educate patients.
- Ability to plan a route from the daily schedule and maintain the vehicle and equipment.
- Customer and patient service orientation.
- Ability to educate and guide patients.
- Ability to organize work and manage priorities.
- Ability to anticipate and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ensure patient satisfaction and treatment follow-up, supporting adherence to the prescribed dosage.
- Represent VitalAire and ensure service quality for patients and prescribers.
- Contribute to developing activity in the assigned sector.
- Check the conditions for installing and using medical devices and complete the FIPR form.
- Install respiratory medical devices at patients’ homes, including oxygen and sleep-apnea devices, or in hospitals for ventilators.
- Train and advise patients and their families on device use and confirm their understanding of equipment operation and safety instructions.
- Follow up on treatment and equipment and support patient satisfaction and treatment adherence.
- Conduct patient follow-up visits in accordance with the service, LPP, and prescriber requirements.
- Inventory patients’ medical devices and check their use and hygiene conditions.
- Record treatment-adherence data, including average daily use, and check device settings such as pressure, oxygen concentration, and flow rate.
- Write treatment follow-up comments for prescribers as required and update patient and equipment records.
- Report defective medical devices and communicate problems to prescribers through reports or email via the relevant clinical or commercial contact.
- Perform basic maintenance, including checking filters, pressure, flow rate, and oxygen concentration.
- Install, replace, and adjust consumables such as oxygen cannulas, tubing, masks, harnesses, and humidifiers as required.
- Provide on-call service for replacing failed devices, replenishing oxygen, urgent home or hospital installations, and occasional replenishment for PND.
- Encourage patients to follow treatment in accordance with the physician’s prescribed dosage.
- Arrange patient oximetry and capnography by delivering the device the day before and collecting it the following day.
- Collect medical devices from patients.
- For specialist respiratory technicians at level 3A or higher, provide care for patients with complex treatment needs, including tracheostomy patients.
- Communicate with physicians about technical matters and treatment.
- Install and follow up with ventilated patients.
About the company
Air Liquide produces and supplies industrial and medical gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, argon, and specialty gases, to manufacturers, healthcare providers, electronics, and energy companies. It operates through production plants, pipelines, cylinder networks, and on-site supply units, and it also designs and builds gas production and separation systems, including cryogenic air separation plants and large electrolyzers, via its engineering arm. Its Gas & Services business serves industry and healthcare and it is a major producer of hydrogen, investing in low-carbon hydrogen projects and electrolysis as part of industrial decarbonization. It serves the semiconductor industry and space programs as well. Its goal is to enable industrial decarbonization and the energy transition by providing reliable gases and engineering capabilities for large-scale gas production, hydrogen supply, and on-site services.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1902
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 comparable sales grew 3.5%, and electronics project decisions topped €1 billion.
- Air Liquide said H1 2026 industrial investment decisions reached €2.9 billion, up 26%.
- The Taichung, Taiwan plant opened March 25, 2026, serving AI chipmakers.
What critics are saying
- Elliott built a stake August 31, 2026, and demands margin improvement and more buybacks.
- Air Liquide executed only €167 million of buybacks in early 2026, versus Linde's $4.6 billion.
- Electrolyzers and chip plants need flawless commissioning; Normand'Hy, ELYgator, and Taiwan delays defer returns.
What makes Air Liquide unique
- Air Liquide runs 54 semiconductor facilities in Taiwan and a first local advanced materials plant.
- Its Normandy hydrogen network links pipelines, electrolyzers, CCS, and TotalEnergies contracts.
- DIG Airgas, closed January 13, 2026, doubled South Korea workforce and scale.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Work Hours
- Remote Work Options
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays