OaSIS - Skills Match search results - 31302.00 – Nurse practitioners
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| OaSIS profile | Broad occupational category | Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities | Lead statement | Similarity rating | Last modified date |
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| 31301.02 – Occupational health nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Occupational health nurses are registered nurses who develop and implement employee health education programs and provide direct nursing care in businesses and industry. |
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| 31301.03 – Community Health Nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Community health nurses are registered nurses who provide health education and direct nursing care in public health units and through home visits. |
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| 31301.04 – Registered psychiatric nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Registered psychiatric nurses provide direct nursing care and supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients. |
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| 31301.06 – Clinical nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Clinical nurses are registered nurses who provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations. |
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| 31303.01 – Physician Assistants | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Physician assistants provide a range of health services to patients delivering preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. |
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| 31303.02 – Midwives | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Midwives provide full-course care to women and their babies during the pre- and post-natal period. |
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| 31201.00 – Chiropractors | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Chiropractors assess, diagnose, treat and prevent patients' neuromuscular-skeletal disorders of the spine, nervous system, pelvis and other body joints using corrective manipulation including spinal column adjustments or other complementary therapies. |
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| 31301.01 – General duty registered nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
General duty registered nurses provide direct nursing care to patients, deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. |
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| 31300.00 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Nursing coordinators and supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, licensed practical nurses and other nursing personnel in the provision of patient care. |
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| 31120.01 – Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers. |
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| 31209.03 – Doctors of naturopathics medicine | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Doctors of osteopathic Medicine use natural healing methods to treat patients' diseases and disorders. |
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| 31209.04 – Doctors of osteopathic medicine | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Doctors of osteopathic medicine diagnose and treat disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal, circulatory and nervous systems. |
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| 31301.05 – Nursing researchers and consultants | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Nursing researchers and consultants engage in research activities on issues relevant to the practice of nursing and provide consultative services regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice of nursing. |
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| 31303.04 – Orthoptists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Orthoptists diagnose and treat binocular disorders. |
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| 41400.02 – Occupational or industrial hygienists | Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Occupational and industrial hygienists conduct research, prepare reports, provide consultation and advice, and administer programs related to physical and chemical hazards and stresses in the workplace. |
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| 42203.00 – Instructors of persons with disabilities | Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations |
Instructors of persons with disabilities teach children and adults using a variety of techniques to facilitate communication, rehabilitation, social skills and increased independence. |
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| 31111.00 – Optometrists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Optometrists examine eyes to assess and diagnose ocular diseases and disorders. They prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses and recommend treatments such as exercises to correct vision problems or ocular disorders. |
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| 31202.00 – Physiotherapists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Physiotherapists assess clients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning and mobility, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in clients. |
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| 31203.00 – Occupational therapists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Occupational therapists develop individual and group programs with people affected by illness, injury, developmental disorders, emotional or psychological problems and aging to maintain, restore or increase their ability to care for themselves and to engage in work, school or leisure. They also develop and implement health promotion programs with individuals, community groups and employers. |
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| 32101.01 – Licensed practical nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations |
Licensed practical nurses provide nursing care usually under the direction of medical practitioners, registered nurses or other health team members. |
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| 41310.02 – Coroners and medical examiners | Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Coroners and medical examiners conduct death investigations, perform autopsies and other medical tests, issue death certificates, and testify in proceedings about observations made during investigations. |
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| 41400.01 – Ergonomists | Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Ergonomists or human factors specialists conduct research, prepare reports and provide consultation and advice on, and intervene in, the physical, social and psychological interrelationships between persons, their equipment and the environment. |
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| 32109.04 – Physical Rehabilitation therapists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations |
Physical rehabilitation therapists develop, implement and monitor treatment plans of clients in collaboration with the physiotherapist or physician. |
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| 32200.01 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations |
Traditional Chinese medical practitioners are practitioners of natural healing who provide an alternative form of health care to patients. |
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| 32200.02 – Acupuncturists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations |
Acupuncturists are practitioners of natural healing who provide an alternative form of health care to patients. |
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