Career Search Results

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• Acupuncturists

  Provide treatment of symptoms and disorders using needles and small electrical currents. May provide massage treatment. May also provide preventive treatments.

• Acute Care Nurses

  Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.

• Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

  Provide advanced nursing care for patients with psychiatric disorders. May provide psychotherapy under the direction of a psychiatrist.

• Allergists and Immunologists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.

• Anesthesiologist Assistants

  Assist anesthesiologists in the administration of anesthesia for surgical and non-surgical procedures. Monitor patient status and provide patient care during surgical treatment.

• Anesthesiologists

  Administer anesthetics during surgery or other medical procedures.

• Athletic Trainers

  Evaluate, advise, and treat athletes to assist recovery from injury, avoid injury, or maintain peak physical fitness.

• Audiologists

  Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

  Conduct tests on pulmonary or cardiovascular systems of patients for diagnostic purposes. May conduct or assist in electrocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations, pulmonary-functions, lung capacity, and similar tests.

• Chiropractors

  Adjust spinal column and other articulations of the body to correct abnormalities of the human body believed to be caused by interference with the nervous system. Examine patient to determine nature and extent of disorder. Manipulate spine or other involved area. May utilize supplementary measures, such as exercise, rest, water, light, heat, and nutritional therapy.

• Critical Care Nurses

  Provide advanced nursing care for patients in critical or coronary care units.

• Cytogenetic Technologists

  Analyze chromosomes found in biological specimens such as amniotic fluids, bone marrow, and blood to aid in the study, diagnosis, or treatment of genetic diseases.

• Cytotechnologists

  Stain, mount, and study cells to detect evidence of cancer, hormonal abnormalities, and other pathological conditions following established standards and practices.

• Dental Hygienists

  Clean teeth and examine oral areas, head, and neck for signs of oral disease. May educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop X-rays, or apply fluoride or sealants.

• Dentists, All Other Specialists

  All dentists not listed separately.

• Dentists, General

  Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums and related oral structures. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting vitality of teeth.

• Dermatologists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases or other conditions of the skin.

• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

  Produce ultrasonic recordings of internal organs for use by physicians.

• Dietetic Technicians

  Assist dietitians in the provision of food service and nutritional programs. Under the supervision of dietitians, may plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.

• Dietitians and Nutritionists

  Plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease. May supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.

• Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists

  Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.

• Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

  Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

• Family and General Practitioners

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population.

• Genetic Counselors

  Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other health care providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decision making and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.

• Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other

  All health diagnosing and treating practitioners not listed separately.

• Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other

  All health technologists and technicians not listed separately.

• Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other

  All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately.

• Hearing Aid Specialists

  Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

• Histotechnologists and Histologic Technicians

  Prepare histologic slides from tissue sections for microscopic examination and diagnosis by pathologists. May assist in research studies.

• Hospitalists

  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.

• Internists, General

  Diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults who have a wide range of problems associated with the internal organs.

• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

  Care for ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled persons in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required.

• Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

  Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills.

• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

  Perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May work under the supervision of a medical technologist.

• Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

  Perform complex medical laboratory tests for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. May train or supervise staff.

• Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

  Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the health care system. Process, maintain, compile, and report patient information for health requirements and standards.

• Midwives

  Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.

• Naturopathic Physicians

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases using a system of practice that is based on the natural healing capacity of individuals. May use physiological, psychological or mechanical methods. May also use natural medicines, prescription or legend drugs, foods, herbs, or other natural remedies.

• Neurologists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and disorders of the nervous system.

• Nuclear Medicine Physicians

  Diagnose and treat diseases using radioactive materials and techniques. May monitor radionuclide preparation, administration, and disposition.

• Nuclear Medicine Technologists

  Prepare, administer, and measure radioactive isotopes in therapeutic, diagnostic, and tracer studies utilizing a variety of radioisotope equipment. Prepare stock solutions of radioactive materials and calculate doses to be administered by radiologists. Subject patients to radiation. Execute blood volume, red cell survival, and fat absorption studies following standard laboratory techniques.

• Nurse Anesthetists

  Administer anesthetics to induce total or partial loss of sensation or consciousness in patients during surgeries, births or other medical and dental procedures.

• Nurse Midwives

  Provide advanced nursing care and education to obstetrical and gynecological patients.

• Nurse Practitioners

  Provide advanced nursing care and treatment to patients. Perform physical examinations, order diagnostic tests, develop treatment plans and prescribe drugs or other therapies.

• Obstetricians and Gynecologists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases of women, especially those affecting the reproductive system and the process of childbirth.

• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

  Review, evaluate, and analyze work environments and design programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury caused by chemical, physical, and biological agents or ergonomic factors. May conduct inspections and enforce adherence to laws and regulations governing the health and safety of individuals. May be employed in the public or private sector.

• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

  Collect data on work environments for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists. Implement and conduct evaluation of programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.

• Occupational Therapists

  Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that help restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to disabled persons.

• Ophthalmic Medical Technologists and Technicians

  Conduct diagnostic tests such as central and peripheral visual field, ocular motility, color vision, or pharmacological pupil tests; or tonometry, tonography and tensilon tonography tests to determine intraocular pressure and pupil testing for size, equality and reaction prior to dilation.

• Ophthalmologists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries of the eyes and related structures.

• Opticians, Dispensing

  Design, measure, fit, and adapt lenses and frames for client according to written optical prescription or specification. Assist client with selecting frames. Measure customer for size of eyeglasses and coordinate frames with facial and eye measurements and optical prescription. Prepare work order for optical laboratory containing instructions for grinding and mounting lenses in frames. Verify exactness of finished lens spectacles. Adjust frame and lens position to fit client. May shape or reshape frames.

• Optometrists

  Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

  Perform surgery on mouth, jaws, and related head and neck structure to execute difficult and multiple extractions of teeth, to remove tumors and other abnormal growths, to correct abnormal jaw relations by mandibular or maxillary revision, to prepare mouth for insertion of dental prosthesis, or to treat fractured jaws.

• Orthodontists

  Examine, diagnose, and treat dental malocclusions and oral cavity anomalies. Design and fabricate appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.

• Orthoptists

  Diagnose and treat visual system disorders such as binocular vision and eye movement impairments.

• Orthotists and Prosthetists

  Assist patients with disabling conditions of limbs and spine or with partial or total absence of limb by fitting and preparing orthopedic braces or prostheses.

• Pathologists

  Diagnose presence and stage of diseases using laboratory techniques and patient specimens. Study the nature, cause, and development of diseases. May perform autopsies.

• Pediatricians, General

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.

• Pharmacists

  Compound and dispense medications following prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, or other authorized medical practitioners.

• Pharmacy Technicians

  Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications.

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

  Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

• Physical Therapists

  Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity of patients suffering from disease or injury.

• Physician Assistants

  Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.

• Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

  All physicians and surgeons not listed separately.

• Podiatrists

  Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.

• Preventive Medicine Physicians

  Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

• Prosthodontists

  Construct oral prostheses to replace missing teeth and other oral structures to correct natural and acquired deformation of mouth and jaws, to restore and maintain oral function, such as chewing and speaking, and to improve appearance.

• Psychiatric Technicians

  Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, following physician instructions and hospital procedures. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral medications and hypodermic injections.

• Psychiatrists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent disorders of the mind.

• Radiation Therapists

  Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.

• Radiologic Technicians

  Maintain and use equipment and supplies necessary to demonstrate portions of the human body on x-ray film or fluoroscopic screen for diagnostic purposes.

• Radiologic Technologists

  Take x-rays and Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT or CT) scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other modalities, such as computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance.

• Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

  Take X-rays and CAT scans or administer nonradioactive materials into patient's blood stream for diagnostic purposes. Includes technologists who specialize in other modalities, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance. Includes workers whose primary duties are to demonstrate portions of the human body on X-ray film or fluoroscopic screen.

• Radiologists

  Examine and diagnose disorders and diseases using x-rays and radioactive materials. May treat patients.

• Recreational Therapists

  Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and arts and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.

• Registered Nurses

  Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.

• Respiratory Therapists

  Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment.

• Respiratory Therapy Technicians

  Provide specific, well defined respiratory care procedures under the direction of respiratory therapists and physicians.

• Speech-Language Pathologists

  Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

• Sports Medicine Physicians

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.

• Surgeons

  Treat diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive methods, such as manual manipulation or by using instruments and appliances.

• Surgical Technologists

  Assist in operations, under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, or other surgical personnel. May help set up operating room, prepare and transport patients for surgery, adjust lights and equipment, pass instruments and other supplies to surgeons and surgeon's assistants, hold retractors, cut sutures, and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.

• Therapists, All Other

  All therapists not listed separately.

• Urologists

  Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.

• Veterinarians

  Diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. May engage in a particular function, such as research and development, consultation, administration, technical writing, sale or production of commercial products, or rendering of technical services to commercial firms or other organizations. Includes veterinarians who inspect livestock.

• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

  Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines.