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A professional who compiles and maintains medical records of patients of health care delivery system to document patient condition and treatment. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews medical records for completeness and to abstract and code clinical data, such as diseases, operations, procedures and therapies, using standard classification systems.
* Compiles medical care and census data for statistical reports on types of diseases treated, surgery performed, and use of hospital beds, in response to inquiries from law firms, insurance companies, and government agencies.
* Maintains and utilizes variety of health record indexes and storage and retrieval systems.
* Operates computer to process, store, and retrieve health information.
* Assists medical-record administrator in special studies or research, as needed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles and maintains records of hospital patients treated for cancer to provide data for physicians and research studies, utilizing tumor registry data system. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews hospital records to identify and compile patient data for use in cancer management program and to comply with government regulations.
* Reviews patient's medical record, abstracts and codes information, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures and treatment, and enters data into computer.
* Contacts discharged patients, their families, and physicians to maintain registry with follow-up information, such as quality of life and length of survival of cancer patients.
* Prepares statistical reports, narrative reports and graphic presentations of tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users of registry data.
* May supervise subordinate tumor registry staff and be known as Manager, Tumor Registry.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who aids chiropractor during physical examination of patients, gives specified office treatments, and keeps patients' records. Responsibilities include:
* Writes history of patient's accident or illness, and shows patient to examining room.
* Aids chiropractor in lifting and turning patient under treatment.
* Gives physiotherapy treatments, such as diathermy, galvanics, or hydrotherapy, following directions of chiropractor.
* Takes and records patient's temperature and blood pressure, assists in x-ray procedures, and gives first aid.
* Answers telephone, schedules appointments, records treatment information on patient's chart, and fills out insurance forms.
* Prepares and mails patient's bills.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who performs any combination of following tasks to assist optometrist . Responsibilities include:
* Obtains and records patient's preliminary case history.
* Maintains records, schedules appointments, performs bookkeeping, correspondence, and filing.
* Prepares patient for vision examination; assists in testing for near and far acuity, depth perception, macula integrity, color perception, and visual field, utilizing ocular testing apparatus.
* Instructs patient in care and use of glasses or contact lenses.
* Works with patient in vision therapy.
* Assists patient in frame selection.
* Adjusts and repairs glasses.
* Modifies contact lenses.
* Maintains inventory of materials and cleans instruments.
* Assists in fabrication of eye glasses or contact lenses.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who provides health care services to patients under direction and responsibility of physician. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, and compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of physical examination.
* Administers or orders diagnostic tests, such as x ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests, and interprets test results for deviations from normal.
* Performs therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and managing infection.
* Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
* Instructs and counsels patients regarding compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
* May have training in particular medical specialty and be designated Anesthesiologist Assistant or Surgeon Assistant.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who draws blood from patients or donors in hospital, blood bank, or similar facility for analysis or other medical purposes. Responsibilities include:
* Assembles equipment, such as tourniquet, needles, disposable containers for needles, blood collection devices, gauze, cotton, and alcohol on work tray, according to requirements for specified tests or procedures.
* Verifies or records identity of patient or donor and converses with patient or donor to allay fear of procedure.
* Applies tourniquet to arm, locates accessible vein, swabs puncture area with antiseptic, and inserts needle into vein to draw blood into collection tube or bag.
* Withdraws needle, applies treatment to puncture site, and labels and stores blood container for subsequent processing.
* May prick finger to draw blood.
* May conduct interviews, take vital signs, and draw and test blood samples to screen donors at blood bank.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers life support care to sick and injured persons in prehospital setting as authorized and directed by physician. Responsibilities include:
* Assesses nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.
* Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulseless, nonbreathing patient, using defibrillator, or as directed by physician.
* Monitors cardiac patient, using electrocardiograph.
* Initiates intravenous fluids to administer medication or drugs, or to replace fluids lacking in body.
* Performs endotracheal intubation to open airways and ventilate patient.
* Administers injections of medications and drugs, following established protocols.
* Inflates pneumatic anti-shock garment on patient to improve blood circulation.
* Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient's vital signs.
* Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center.
* Observes, records, and reports to physician patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
* May drive mobile intensive care unit to emergency scene.
* May serve as team leader for emergency medical technicians .
* May communicate with physician and other medical personnel via radio-telephone.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers life support care to sick and injured persons in prehospital setting as authorized and directed by physician. Responsibilities include:
* Assesses nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures to be followed or need for additional assistance.
* Restores and stabilizes heart rhythm on pulseless, nonbreathing patient, using defibrillator, or as directed by physician.
* Monitors cardiac patient, using electrocardiograph.
* Initiates intravenous fluids to administer medication or drugs, or to replace fluids lacking in body.
* Performs endotracheal intubation to open airways and ventilate patient.
* Administers injections of medications and drugs, following established protocols.
* Inflates pneumatic anti-shock garment on patient to improve blood circulation.
* Administers initial treatment at emergency scene and takes and records patient's vital signs.
* Assists in extricating trapped victims and transports sick and injured persons to treatment center.
* Observes, records, and reports to physician patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
* May drive mobile intensive care unit to emergency scene.
* May serve as team leader for emergency medical technicians .
* May communicate with physician and other medical personnel via radio-telephone.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who administers medical aid to personnel aboard submarines, small ships, and isolated areas in absence of or under supervision of medical superior. Responsibilities include:
* Examines patients and diagnoses condition.
* Prescribes medication to treat condition of patient.
* Inoculates and vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases.
* Treats cuts and burns, performs minor surgery and administers emergency medical care to patients during emergency situations in absence of superior.
* Inspects food and facilities to determine conformance to sanitary regulations.
* Recommends necessary measures to ensure sanitary conditions are maintained.
* Records, transcribes, and files medical case histories.
* Prepares requisitions for supplies, services, and equipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who aids persons with correctable focusing defects to develop and use binocular vision (focusing of both eyes). Responsibilities include:
* Measures visual acuity, focusing ability, and eye-motor movement of eyes, separately and jointly.
* Aids patient to move, focus, and coordinate both eyes to aid in visual development.
* Develops visual skills, near-visual discrimination, and depth perception, using developmental glasses and prisms.
* Instructs adult patients or parents of young patients in utilization of corrective methods at home.
Industry:Professional careers
