Career Overview Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Also Known As Charge Nurse Emergency Department RN (Emergency Department …
Career Overview Provide advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions such as heart attacks, respiratory distress syndrome, or shock. May care for pre- and post-operative patients or perform advanced, invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Also Known As Cardiovascular ICU Nurse (Cardiovascular Intense Care Unit Nurse) Cardiovascular Surgery Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Cardiovascular Surgery ACNP) …
Career Overview Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment. Also Known As Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Respiratory Care Practitioner …
Career Overview Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems. Also Known As Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist (Bilingual SLP) Speech and Language Specialist Speech Pathologist Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Alternate Job Titles Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist (Bilingual …
Career Overview Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiation oncologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures …
Career Overview Provide therapy to patients with visual impairments to improve their functioning in daily life activities. May train patients in activities such as computer use, communication skills, or home management skills. Also Known As Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O and M Specialist) Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT) Visually Impaired …
Career Overview Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury. Also Known As Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Home Care Physical Therapist (Home Care PT) Inpatient Physical Therapist (Inpatient PT) Pediatric Physical Therapist (Pediatric PT) Alternate Job …
Career Overview Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual. Also Known As Certified Hand …
Career Overview Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work. Also Known As Documentation Specialist Information Developer Technical Communicator Technical Writer Alternate Job Titles Assembly Instructions Writer Clinical Writer Contracts Writer Document Specialist Documentation Designer Documentation Specialist Documentation Writer Engineering Documentation Specialist Engineering Writer Grant …
Career Overview Audition and interview performers to select most appropriate talent for parts in stage, television, radio, or motion picture productions. Also Known As Artistic Director Casting Agent Casting Coordinator Casting Director Alternate Job Titles Artist Manager Artistic Director Casting Agent Casting Coordinator Casting Director Contestant Coordinator Entertainment Agent Extras Casting Director Model Booker Pageant …