29-1229.02

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.

Career Cluster:Healthcare & Human Services
Job Family:Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Job Zone:Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
STEM:Research, Development, Design, and Practitioners
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Key Tasks

  • Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
  • Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
  • Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).
  • Admit patients for hospital stays.
  • Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
  • Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians.
  • Refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.
  • Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.
  • Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
  • Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.
  • Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Direct or support quality improvement projects or safety programs.
  • Direct the operations of short stay or specialty units.
  • Train or supervise medical students, residents, or other health professionals.

Skills

Reading Comprehension
78%
Speaking
78%
Social Perceptiveness
78%
Active Learning
78%
Active Listening
78%
Complex Problem Solving
78%
Critical Thinking
78%
Judgment and Decision Making
78%
Service Orientation
75%
Monitoring
75%
Coordination
72%
Writing
72%
Science
60%
Instructing
56%
Time Management
56%
Persuasion
56%
Learning Strategies
56%
Systems Analysis
53%
Systems Evaluation
53%
Mathematics
50%
Management of Personnel Resources
50%
Negotiation
50%
Quality Control Analysis
31%
Operations Monitoring
25%
Operations Analysis
25%
Management of Material Resources
16%
Management of Financial Resources
16%
Technology Design
16%
Programming
13%
Troubleshooting
10%
Operation and Control
3%
Equipment Selection
3%
Repairing
0%
Installation
0%
Equipment Maintenance
0%

Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry
99%
Biology
91%
English Language
90%
Psychology
82%
Education and Training
75%
Therapy and Counseling
74%
Customer and Personal Service
71%
Administration and Management
52%
Computers and Electronics
51%
Sociology and Anthropology
50%
Mathematics
45%
Chemistry
45%
Administrative
43%
Public Safety and Security
39%
Communications and Media
38%
Law and Government
38%
Telecommunications
38%
Personnel and Human Resources
32%
Economics and Accounting
32%
Foreign Language
25%
Physics
24%
Philosophy and Theology
23%
Geography
21%
Sales and Marketing
21%
Engineering and Technology
21%
Production and Processing
20%
History and Archeology
12%
Transportation
11%
Design
10%
Building and Construction
7%
Mechanical
6%
Food Production
6%
Fine Arts
5%

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Abilities

Inductive Reasoning
88%
Oral Expression
81%
Oral Comprehension
81%
Written Comprehension
81%
Deductive Reasoning
78%
Problem Sensitivity
75%
Speech Clarity
75%
Written Expression
75%
Near Vision
72%
Speech Recognition
72%
Category Flexibility
69%
Information Ordering
69%
Flexibility of Closure
63%
Speed of Closure
56%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Fluency of Ideas
53%
Selective Attention
50%
Visualization
50%
Mathematical Reasoning
50%
Time Sharing
50%
Memorization
50%
Originality
50%
Number Facility
50%
Far Vision
47%
Finger Dexterity
44%
Visual Color Discrimination
44%
Auditory Attention
35%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
35%
Extent Flexibility
28%
Static Strength
28%
Trunk Strength
28%
Manual Dexterity
28%
Hearing Sensitivity
25%
Stamina
25%
Dynamic Strength
25%
Gross Body Coordination
25%
Reaction Time
22%
Explosive Strength
22%
Multilimb Coordination
22%
Control Precision
22%
Gross Body Equilibrium
22%
Response Orientation
22%
Depth Perception
19%
Wrist-Finger Speed
13%
Peripheral Vision
3%
Spatial Orientation
3%
Speed of Limb Movement
3%
Sound Localization
0%
Night Vision
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Rate Control
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%

Work Activities

Assisting and Caring for Others
96%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
95%
Documenting/Recording Information
95%
Getting Information
95%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
94%
Processing Information
93%
Analyzing Data or Information
91%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
91%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
89%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
89%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
88%
Working with Computers
87%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
82%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
80%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
77%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
76%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
74%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
73%
Developing and Building Teams
73%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
71%
Scheduling Work and Activities
66%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
62%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
60%
Coaching and Developing Others
59%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
59%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
58%
Thinking Creatively
57%
Performing Administrative Activities
55%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
54%
Training and Teaching Others
54%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
53%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
45%
Selling or Influencing Others
44%
Staffing Organizational Units
42%
Performing General Physical Activities
38%
Handling and Moving Objects
30%
Controlling Machines and Processes
27%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
13%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
11%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
8%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
7%

Work Context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

100%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

100%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

97%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

97%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

96%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

96%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

95%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

94%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

94%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

90%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

90%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

89%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

88%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

87%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

86%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

82%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

82%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

80%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

79%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

78%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

74%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

73%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

67%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

65%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

63%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

55%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

54%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

53%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

52%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

51%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

50%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

48%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

44%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

44%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

42%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

30%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

28%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

21%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

21%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

18%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

18%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

17%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

16%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

11%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

11%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

10%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

9%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

6%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

5%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

5%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

4%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

4%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

3%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

1%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

1%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

1%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

Education

Post-doctoral training

48%

Doctoral degree

40%

Professional degree

8%

Interests

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

84

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

61

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

53

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

44

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

36

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

9

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
100%
Dependability
98%
Stress Tolerance
96%
Integrity
95%
Cooperation
85%
Cautiousness
83%
Empathy
76%
Self-Control
75%
Adaptability
74%
Leadership Orientation
74%
Perseverance
71%
Achievement Orientation
70%
Intellectual Curiosity
69%
Social Orientation
67%
Initiative
63%
Self-Confidence
63%
Sincerity
62%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
48%
Optimism
45%
Innovation
40%
Humility
37%

Work Values

Achievement
89%
Recognition
83%
Independence
78%
Support
78%
Relationships
72%
Working Conditions
72%

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