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Career: Preventive Medicine Physicians
Job Description
Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members. |
100
|
Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries. |
100
|
Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks. |
100
|
Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues. |
100
|
Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions. |
100
|
Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve the community health. |
100
|
Prepare preventive health reports including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations. |
100
|
Develop or implement interventions to address behavioral causes of diseases. |
100
|
Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases. |
100
|
Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities. |
100
|
Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine. |
100
|
Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences. |
97
|
Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations. |
97
|
Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations. |
90
|
Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
81
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
81
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
80
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
80
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
80
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
79
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
78
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
77
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
75
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
75
|
Getting Information
|
75
|
Processing Information
|
74
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
72
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
72
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
71
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
71
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
70
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
69
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
68
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
68
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
68
|
Thinking Creatively
|
66
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
64
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
63
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
63
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
62
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
62
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
60
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
60
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
60
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
53
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
52
|
Interacting With Computers
|
38
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
22
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
19
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
13
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
10
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
8
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
5
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|