What You'll Do

  • Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
  • Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
  • Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.
  • Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.
  • Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.
  • Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.
  • Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
  • Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.38/5
Critical Thinking 4.38/5
Reading Comprehension 4.25/5
Speaking 4.25/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.25/5
Writing 4.12/5
Monitoring 4.12/5
Service Orientation 4.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.12/5
Active Learning 4.0/5
Coordination 4.0/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Concern for Others, Stress Tolerance, Attention to Detail, Integrity, Dependability

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.62/5
Written Comprehension 4.62/5
Oral Expression 4.62/5
Written Expression 4.5/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.38/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.38/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.38/5
Speech Recognition 4.25/5

Technologies & Tools

Epic Systems MEDITECH software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Concern for Others (High importance: 4.9/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.9/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.86/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.86/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.83/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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