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| | VA Health Care Careers - VA JOBS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | Whether working in intensive care, rehabilitation, quality assurance, nursing home care, or one of many other choices, VA respiratory therapists are truly integral caregivers to America's veterans. |
 | | Duties require a knowledge of aseptic techniques and sterilization practices; the care, functioning, and uses of supplies, equipment, sets, and instruments; and methods for the preparation, storage, and issue of sterile and nonsterile medical supplies and the maintenance of adequate stock levels. |
 | | This series covers positions that involve a variety of personal care, nursing care, or related procedures that do not require: (1) the knowledge and skills represented by the licensure of practical and vocational nurses by a State, territory, or the District of Columbia, or (2) fully professional nurse education. |
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