Typical Tasks
Administer blood and blood product transfusions or intravenous infusions, monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
Assess the needs of patients' family members or caregivers.
Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments.
Collaborate with patients to plan for future health care needs or to coordinate transitions and referrals.
Document data related to patients' care, including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
What kind of work is this?
Social
Working with people
Investigative
Studying, Research based work
Realistic
Practical, Physical Work
What personality traits do you need to succeed?
Integrity
Stress Tolerance
Dependability
Attention to Detail
Adaptability/Flexibility
Concern for Others
What key skills are needed for this job?
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Monitoring
Social Perceptiveness
Critical Thinking
Expected Knowledge
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Common Activities
Documenting/Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Getting Information
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
