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.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks14 core
- Family
- Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
- Code
- 29-1229.02SOC 2018: 29-1229
What the work is made of
All 14 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.Core taskTask 17106Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 2. Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.Core taskTask 17102Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 3. Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).Core taskTask 17103Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 4. Admit patients for hospital stays.Core taskTask 17107Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 5. Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.Core taskTask 17105Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 6. Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians.Core taskTask 17099Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 7. Refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.Core taskTask 17096Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 8. Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.Core taskTask 17098Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 9. Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.Core taskTask 17104Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 10. Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.Core taskTask 17108Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 11. Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills.Core taskTask 17097Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 12. Direct or support quality improvement projects or safety programs.Core taskTask 23920Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 13. Direct the operations of short stay or specialty units.Core taskTask 17100Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
- Task 14. Train or supervise medical students, residents, or other health professionals.Core taskTask 17101Rated by 25 occupational experts, August 2021
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-1229
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