| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns. |
| Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development. |
| Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results. |
| Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children. |
| Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis. |
| Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. |
| Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians. |
| Monitor patients` conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. |
| Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents. |
| Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| 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. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| 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. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
| Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
