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.
<ul><li>Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.</li><li>Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.</li><li>Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).</li><li>Admit patients for hospital stays.</li><li>Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.</li><li>Refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.</li><li>Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians.</li><li>Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.</li><li>Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.</li><li>Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills.</li><li>Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.</li><li>Direct the operations of short stay or specialty units.</li><li>Train or supervise medical students, residents, or other health professionals.</li></ul>