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31101.05 – Other specialists in surgery

Other specialists in surgery assess diseases or disorders to determine appropriate surgical procedures and perform surgical procedures to correct physical abnormalities and deficiencies and repair injuries.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Cardiac surgeon
  • Orthopedist
  • Pediatric surgeon
  • Plastic surgeon
  • Vascular surgeon

Core competencies

  • Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Problem Solving to assess treatment options, explain the benefits and disadvantages of each to the patient and make quick and sound decisions when unexpected situations arise during operations
  • Monitoring to detect any changes in patient status during surgery that could indicate complications or issues requiring immediate intervention
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to work precisely to perform surgical procedures to correct physical abnormalities and repair injuries
  • Categorization Flexibility and Information Ordering to interpret clinical test results and patient symptoms to organize them to determine the most likely diagnosis
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to analyze patient symptoms and diagnostic test results to develop reasonable conclusions about diagnoses or identify areas for further testing
  • Attention to Detail to communicate complex and detailed medical information and treatment plans with other health care professionals
  • Knowledge in Biology to understand anatomical structures and the impact of surgical interventions on overall health to identify potentially unsafe abnormalities

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Assess patients' diseases or disorders to determine appropriate surgical procedures
  • Perform and supervise surgical procedures to correct physical abnormalities and deficiencies and repair injuries
  • Act as consultants to other physicians.

Additional information

  • Progression to management positions, such as chief of surgery, is possible with experience.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Chiropractors (31201)
  • General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
  • Managers in health care (30010)
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (31110.02)
  • Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (31209)
  • Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals (31303)
  • Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (31100)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

31 – Professional occupations in health

Sub-major group

311 – Health treating and consultation services professionals

Minor group

3110 – Physicians and veterinarians

Unit group

31101 – Specialists in surgery

Occupational profile

31101.05 – Other specialists in surgery

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