(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Family and General Practitioners
Job Description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. |
100
|
Order, perform, and interpret tests and analyze records, reports, and examination information to diagnose patients' condition. |
100
|
Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary. |
100
|
Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results. |
100
|
Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients. |
100
|
Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention. |
97
|
Refer patients to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary. |
97
|
Coordinate work with nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, and other health care providers. |
81
|
Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff. |
58
|
Prepare reports for government or management of birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals. |
57
|
Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness. |
53
|
Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems. |
42
|
Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury. |
23
|
Deliver babies. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
91
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
83
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
82
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
81
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
80
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
80
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
78
|
Getting Information
|
77
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
73
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
72
|
Processing Information
|
70
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
69
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
67
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
66
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
64
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
63
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
62
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
60
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
59
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
57
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
55
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
52
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
51
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
51
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
49
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
48
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
46
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
46
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
45
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
41
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
41
|
Thinking Creatively
|
37
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
36
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
31
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
30
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
28
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
27
|
Interacting With Computers
|
14
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
12
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
9
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|