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Healthcare Careers
Definitions of Healthcare Careers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrator | a person responsible for running a business, organization, etc. |
| Aide | work in a medical office or care facility and assist nurses, doctors, and other staff with administrative and clinical tasks. |
| Anesthesiologist | physicians specializing in perioperative care, developing anesthetic plans, and the administration of anesthetics. |
| Cardiologist | a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the cardiovascular system |
| Caretaker | An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability |
| Chiropractor | a practitioner of the system of integrative medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints. |
| Counselor | a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. |
| Dentist | a person qualified to treat the diseases and conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones. |
| Dietitian | an expert on diet and nutrition. |
| Hygienist | a specialist in the promotion of clean conditions for the preservation of health. |
| Obstetrician | a doctor with specialist qualifications in delivering babies and providing medical care to women during pregnancy (antenatal care) and after the birth (postnatal care). |
| Optician | a person qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for correction of vision. |
| Optometrist | trained to examine the eyes to detect defects in vision, signs of injury, ocular diseases or abnormality and problems with general health, such as high blood pressure or diabetes. |
| Orderly | a healthcare professional who works under the direct supervision of the nursing staff. |
| Pathologist | a scientist who studies the causes and effects of diseases, especially one who examines laboratory samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes. |
| Pediatrician | a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases. |
| Pharmacist | a person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs. |
| Physician | a person qualified to practice medicine. |
| Psychiatrist | a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. |
| Radiologist | medical doctors that specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging (radiology) procedures (exams/tests) such as X-rays. |
| Sonographer | uses imaging equipment and soundwaves to form images of many parts of the body, known as ultrasounds. |
| Surgeon | a medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery. |
| Technologist | an expert in a particular field of technology. |
| Therapist | a person skilled in a particular kind of therapy. |
| Trainer | a person who trains people or animals. |
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