Hospitalists
Also called:
Hospitalist, Medical Director, Hospitalist Program Director, Chief of Hospital Medicine
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
- Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
- Admit patients for hospital stays.
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Business
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly know what you are looking at
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Analytical Thinking
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Epocrates Essentials
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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