Emergency Medicine Physicians
What they do:
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
On the job, you would:
- Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
- Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
- Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.
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Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
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Job Outlook
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