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Hospitalists

SOC 29-1069.03

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.

Zone 5 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Social Perceptiveness

4.2

Active Listening

4.1

Critical Thinking

4.1

Service Orientation

4.1

Reading Comprehension

4.0

Speaking

4.0

Active Learning

4.0

Complex Problem Solving

4.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Medicine and Dentistry

4.9

Biology

4.5

English Language

4.3

Psychology

4.1

Customer and Personal Service

3.8

Therapy and Counseling

3.7

Chemistry

3.4

Computers and Electronics

3.3

Key Tasks

1Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.

2Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.

3Admit patients for hospital stays.

4Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).

5Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.

Also Known As

Academic Hospitalist Associate Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine Chief of Hospital Medicine Chief of Internal Medicine Hospital Medicine Director Hospitalist Hospitalist Medical Director Hospitalist Program Director Inpatient Services Director Internal Medicine Hospitalist