Emergency Medicine Physicians make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
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- Emergency Medicine Physicians
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What do they typically do
- Stabilize patients in critical condition
- Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care
- Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions
- Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements
- Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results
- Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives
- Consult with hospitalists and other professionals regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge
- Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff
- Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals
- Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment
- Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments
- Refer patients to specialists or other practitioners
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +0.6%
Job Openings 1
Education & Training
- Education Most require a graduate degree like a master's, Ph.D., M.D., or law degree.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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