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Job Description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and disorders of the nervous system.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1069.04
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Neurologists”.
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- Neurologist
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- Attending Physician
- Adult Neurologist
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- Physician, Vice President
- Physician, President
- Physician in Private Practice
- Physician
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- Osteopathic Neurologist
- Neurophysiologist
- Neurologist, President of the Board of Directors, Clinical Professor
- MD
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Tasks for “Pediatric Neurologist”
- Counsel patients or others on the background of neurological disorders including risk factors, or genetic or environmental concerns.
- Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
- Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
- Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.
- Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.
- Prescribe or administer treatments such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation.
- Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary.
- Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
- Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans.
- Prepare, maintain, or review records that include patients' histories, neurological examination findings, treatment plans, or outcomes.
- Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and expand competence.
- Determine brain death using accepted tests and procedures.
- Provide training to medical students or staff members.
- Supervise medical technicians in the performance of neurological diagnostic or therapeutic activities.
- Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.
- Coordinate neurological services with other health care team activities.
- Order supportive care services such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services.
- Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
- Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.
- Participate in neuroscience research activities.
- Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics.
- Interview patients to obtain information such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- Communicate with other health care professionals regarding patients' conditions and care.
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