Hospitalists

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Salary
High: Not Available
Average: $238,700.00
Hourly
Average: $114.76

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

  • 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).

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

97% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
95% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
93% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
92% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
92% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
89% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
85% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
84% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
84% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
83% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
79% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
78% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
76% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
76% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
72% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

89% 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.
67% 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 fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

89% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
83% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
78% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
78% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
72% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
72% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

88% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
81% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
81% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
81% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
78% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
75% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
69% Category Flexibility  -  The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
69% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

73% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
70% Active Learning  -  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
70% Social Perceptiveness  -  Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
68% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
66% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
Supervise patient care personnel.
Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.
Manage healthcare operations.
Train medical providers.
Supervise patient care personnel.
Prescribe medications.
Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
Develop medical treatment plans.
Diagnose medical conditions.
Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
Process healthcare paperwork.
Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.
Direct quality control activities.
Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
100% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
97% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
97% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
96% 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?
95% Exposed to Disease or Infections  -  How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?
94% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
94% 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?
90% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
90% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
89% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
88% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
87% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
86% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
82% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
82% Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People  -  How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
80% Frequency of Conflict Situations  -  How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
79% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
78% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
74% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
73% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
67% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
65% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
96% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

96% Assisting and Caring for Others  -  Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
95% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
95% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
95% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
94% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
93% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
91% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
91% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
89% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
89% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
88% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
87% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
82% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
80% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
77% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
76% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
74% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
73% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
73% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
71% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
66% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Getting Started

Education:
48%
Post-Doctoral Training
40%
Doctoral Degree

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