What You'll Do

  • Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
  • Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
  • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
  • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
  • Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
  • Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
  • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
  • Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
  • Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.

Essential Skills

Speaking 4.25/5
Critical Thinking 4.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.25/5
Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Active Listening 4.12/5
Writing 4.0/5
Science 4.0/5
Active Learning 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Service Orientation 3.88/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Empathy, Cooperation, Cautiousness

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 5.0/5
Oral Expression 4.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.75/5
Written Comprehension 4.25/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.25/5
Written Expression 4.12/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Speech Recognition 4.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Advanced Data Systems MedicsDocAssistant for Pediatrics Allscripts Professional EHR ChartWare EMR Drug reference software e-MDs software e-MedRecords CompuKID eClinicalWorks EHR software Email software EMR Experts Pediatric EMR Epic Systems Epic Systems software MedcomSoft Record Medical information databases MEDITECH software Microsoft Access Patient electronic medical record EMR software Scheduling software SOAPware EMR StatCoder.com STAT E&M Coder Web browser software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.95/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.92/5)
  • Empathy (High importance: 4.86/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.79/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.72/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Baby Doctor Developmental Pediatrician Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician Doctor Emergency Room Pediatrician (ER Pediatrician) General Pediatrician Group Practice Pediatrician Internal Medicine Pediatrician Medical Doctor (MD) Medical Pediatric Physician Neonatal Doctor Neonatologist Outpatient Pediatrician Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician Pediatric Hospitalist Physician Pediatric Physician Pediatrician Pediatrics Physician Pediatrist Physician Primary Care Pediatrician

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Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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What should I compare first

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