Description
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
Interests
- Social
- Investigative
- Conventional
Work Values
- Achievement
- Recognition
- Independence
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Stress Tolerance
Tasks
- Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
- Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
- Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).
- Admit patients for hospital stays.
- Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
Work Activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Presentation software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
- Accounting software
Abilities
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
Skills
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Biology
- English Language
- Psychology
- Education and Training
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Certified Professional in Healthcare QualityCertifying Organization
National Association for Healthcare Quality
Type
Core
Certificate name
Neuro-Oncology CertificationCertifying Organization
United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certificate of Completion - BronchoscopyCertifying Organization
American College of Chest Physicians
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Womens Health Care Nurse PractitionerCertifying Organization
The National Certification Corporation
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine / Critical Care MedicineCertifying Organization
American Board of Internal Medicine
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $139,322 |
| Median (50%) | $237,545 |
| High (90%) | $338,771 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 337,000 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 350,100 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 4%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 4%
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