| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and problems of the lung, brain, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract. |
| Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. |
| Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. |
| Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza and pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly. |
| Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient. |
| Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital. |
| Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results. |
| Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure. |
| Monitor patients` conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. |
| Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
