Respiratory Therapist Business Cards for RRT and CRT Credentialed Professionals

Respiratory therapists (RTs) are the highly trained allied health professionals who specialize in the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with breathing disorders and cardiopulmonary conditions — evaluating lung function, administering inhaled medications, managing mechanical ventilators in critical care, providing airway management, supporting neonatal and pediatric patients on life support, conducting pulmonary function testing, and educating patients with chronic lung diseases on managing their conditions. RTs work across hospitals, ICUs, emergency departments, neonatal ICUs, home health agencies, sleep laboratories, pulmonary rehabilitation centers, and ambulatory care settings.

What Respiratory Therapist Cards Include

Your Credentials

NBRC (National Board for Respiratory Care) — the primary credentialing organization:

• CRT (Certified Respiratory Therapist) — entry-level NBRC credential; requires graduation from a CoARC-accredited program and passing the Therapist Multiple Choice (TMC) exam at the CRT cut score; eligible for practice in most states
• RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) — advanced NBRC credential; requires passing the TMC exam at the RRT cut score AND passing the Clinical Simulation Exam (CSE); the standard credential for ICU and advanced clinical practice; most hospitals now require RRT for critical care positions
• RRT-NPS (Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist) — advanced RRT specialty credential from NBRC; neonatal ICU and pediatric critical care specialty; one of the most sought-after RT specialty credentials
• RRT-ACCS (Adult Critical Care Specialist) — advanced RRT specialty from NBRC; intensive care unit and critical care specialty; very valuable for ICU RTs
• RRT-SDS (Sleep Disorders Specialist) — advanced RRT specialty credential; for RTs also working in sleep medicine
• CPFT (Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist) — NBRC credential for pulmonary function testing
• RPFT (Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist) — advanced NBRC credential for PFT specialists
• AE-C (Asthma Educator — Certified) — NAECB certification; for asthma educators

Sleep technology:

• RPSGT (Registered Polysomnographic Technologist) — BRPT (Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists); the primary credential for sleep laboratory professionals; many RTs with RRT-SDS also hold RPSGT
• RST (Registered Sleep Technologist) — AASM credential

State licensure:

• Most states require RT licensure; "Licensed Respiratory Therapist" or "Licensed [State] Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)"
• California: RCP license (Respiratory Care Practitioner); very common credential designation in California

Degree:

• A.A.S. (Associate of Applied Science) in Respiratory Therapy — entry-level degree from CoARC-accredited 2-year program
• B.S. in Respiratory Therapy or Health Science — bachelor's level completion program
• B.S. or M.S. in Cardiopulmonary Science — some programs offer this degree name

Your Clinical Specialties

Critical care / ICU respiratory therapy:

• Mechanical ventilation management (AC, PC, SIMV, PRVC, pressure support weaning)
• ARDS protocol management (lung-protective ventilation, prone positioning)
• Ventilator weaning and extubation readiness assessment (SBT)
• High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC / Optiflow)
• Non-invasive ventilation (BiPAP / CPAP)
• Airway management — intubation support, emergency airway, tracheostomy care
• Arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Transport ventilation

Neonatal-pediatric RT (RRT-NPS):

• Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) ventilator management
• High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
• Surfactant administration (exogenous surfactant)
• Neonatal resuscitation (Neonatal Resuscitation Program — NRP certified)
• Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) therapy
• Pediatric ICU (PICU) ventilator management
• Pediatric airway management
• Neonatal transport

Emergency and acute care:

• Emergency department respiratory support
• Rapid sequence intubation support
• Code blue/respiratory arrest response
• Rapid response team (RRT) member

Pulmonary diagnostics:

• Pulmonary function testing (spirometry, DLCO, lung volumes, flow-volume loops)
• Bronchoprovocation testing (methacholine challenge)
• Six-minute walk test
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
• Arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling and interpretation

Inhaled medication and aerosol therapy:

• Bronchodilator administration (albuterol, ipratropium, levalbuterol)
• Inhaled corticosteroids
• Hypertonic saline
• Inhaled antibiotic and mucolytic therapy
• Aerosol delivery (SVN, MDI, DPI, mesh nebulizer)
• Humidity therapy (heated wire circuits, HMEs)

Chronic disease management and education:

• COPD management and education
• Asthma education (AE-C certified)
• Pulmonary rehabilitation (6–8 week program, exercise training, education)
• Home oxygen assessment and prescription
• CPAP/BiPAP setup and titration for sleep apnea
• Tobacco cessation counseling

Sleep laboratory:

• Polysomnography (PSG)
• Split-night studies
• CPAP/BiPAP titration studies
• MSLT (Multiple Sleep Latency Test)
• PAP setup and therapy management

Design for Respiratory Therapists

Color palette:

• Teal + white: breathing, airway, healthcare
• Navy + white: medical professionalism
• Sky blue + white: pulmonary / respiratory

Back of Card

1. "RRT | RRT-NPS | RRT-ACCS | RRT-SDS | CRT | [State] Licensed RCP"
2. "ICU | NICU | Emergency | Pulmonary rehab | Sleep | PFT lab"
3. "Mechanical ventilation | Airway management | ARDS | Neonatal | HFNC | BiPAP"
4. "COPD education | Asthma education AE-C | Home oxygen | Pulmonary rehab"
5. "[Institution or home health agency name] | [phone] | [email] | [LinkedIn]"

Checklist

• [ ] RRT credential (or CRT)
• [ ] RRT-NPS (if neonatal/pediatric specialty)
• [ ] RRT-ACCS (if adult critical care specialty)
• [ ] RPFT / CPFT (if PFT focused)
• [ ] RPSGT (if sleep laboratory)
• [ ] AE-C (if asthma education)
• [ ] State license (RCP or equivalent)
• [ ] ICU / critical care (if applicable)
• [ ] NICU / neonatal (if applicable)
• [ ] Pulmonary rehab
• [ ] Sleep lab (if applicable)
• [ ] PFT (if applicable)
• [ ] Home health / home oxygen (if applicable)
• [ ] NRP certified (if neonatal)