Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.

• Pediatrician

• Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results.
• Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.
• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
• Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
• Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
• 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.
• Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
• Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
• Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.
• Prepare reports for government or management of birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.
• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
• Provide consulting services to other physicians.
• Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
• Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.

• administer anesthetics
• administer injections
• administer medications or treatments
• analyze medical data
• analyze patient activity
• calculate medical dosages
• collect clinical data
• communicate technical information
• conduct complete physical examinations
• conduct medical tests
• conduct patient assessments
• counsel patients concerning diet
• diagnose medical condition of patient
• diagnose or treat oral injuries
• document medical prognosis
• draw blood
• follow confidentiality procedures
• follow dental or medical office procedures
• follow examining room procedures
• follow infectious materials procedures
• follow institutional care procedures
• follow life support procedures
• follow operating room procedures
• follow patient care procedures
• follow surgical procedures
• identify body response variations
• interpret medical laboratory test results
• interpret x-rays
• make decisions
• make presentations on health or medical issues
• observe patient condition
• obtain information from clients, customers, or patients
• order medical laboratory tests
• perform minor surgery
• perform noninvasive medical diagnostic techniques
• prepare patient reports
• prepare reports for management
• prepare required government reports
• prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices or other forms of treatment
• recognize childhood diseases
• recognize physical or emotional abuse
• record medical history or data
• refer patients to community resources
• take vital signs
• treat medical condition of patient
• understand properties or composition of drugs
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use clinical problem solving techniques
• use counseling techniques
• use emergency medical procedures
• use emergency medical treatment procedures
• use grief counseling techniques
• use interpersonal communication techniques
• use knowledge of investigation techniques
• use knowledge of medical terminology
• use medical diagnostic techniques
• use medical equipment in direct patient care
• use psychological treatment techniques
• use research methodology procedures in health care
• use sanitation practices in health care settings
• write technical health or medical documents