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physicians
jobs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| physician | skilled healthcare provider |
| pediatrician | physician caring for children |
| surgeon | qualified to treat patients with surgery |
| anesthesiologist | physician in pain sedation/pain management |
| physician assistant | midlevel provider working under supervising physician |
| nurse practitioner | midlevel provider working under supervising physician |
| emergency medical technician (EMT) | specially trained in emergency care |
| speech therapist | trained in speech/swallowing |
| occupational therapist | trained in performing daily activities at work, school, and home |
| physical therapist | trained in physical impairments |
| respiratory therapist | trained in treatment of patient respiratory issues |
| dietician | trained in the nutritional status of a patient |
| licensed practical nurse (LPN) | trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient |
| registered nurse (RN) | advanced level nurse that assists with patient care plan/education |
| medical assistant (MA) | trained to carry out basic admin and clinical tasks under healthcare providers |
| pathologist | trained in both evaluating the cause and effects of diseases in laboratory medicine |
| medical laboratory technician | trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids |
| phlebotomist | trained in the removal of blood from the body |
| radiologist | physician trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness and injury |
| radiologist technician | trained to perform radiologic testing or admission of radiation therapy under direction of healthcare provider |
| ultrasongrapher | trained in ultrasound imaging on patients |
| pharmacist | trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medication |
| pharmacist technician | trained to assist the pharmacist |
| patient service coordinator | handles administration tasks and coordinates patient care |
| medical transcriptions | trained in converting the voice-recording dictations of healthcare provider into text format |
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