Table 1Transition record

phlebotomisttorespiratory therapy technician

A phlebotomist already meets 34% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From phlebotomist

34%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

8 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

67.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67.1

This move: 67.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the phlebotomist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A respiratory therapy technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a phlebotomist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure safety of healthcare users assisting and caring
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 health and welfare 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required

optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate breathing equipment required
required, not held operate heart-lung machines required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

06 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a respiratory therapy technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held medical informatics knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

29 held skills the respiratory therapy technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist patients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role blood collection on babies knowledge
not needed by the target role blood donation knowledge
not needed by the target role blood product storage conditions knowledge
not needed by the target role blood transfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role blood type classification knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role label blood samples skill
not needed by the target role label medical laboratory samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role monitor basic patients signs skill
not needed by the target role paediatric phlebotomy procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
not needed by the target role perform venepuncture procedures skill
not needed by the target role respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role techniques of blood-sampling knowledge
not needed by the target role transport blood samples skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role use technical equipment for sterilisation skill
not needed by the target role use venepuncture procedure equipment skill

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held health care legislation required
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional

Index

Other moves recorded from phlebotomist

Full index of moves from phlebotomist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.