OaSIS - Skills Match search results - 31303.01 – Physician Assistants
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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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| 31302.00 – Nurse practitioners | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with additional education, advanced knowledge and nursing experience, and a specialty of practice. They provide a range of health services to patients and deliver preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. Nurse practitioners work in conjunction with physicians and collaboratively with other nursing colleagues and health-care providers, or they may work independently. Nurse practitioners may specialize in primary healthcare or acute care. |
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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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| 31303.04 – Orthoptists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Orthoptists diagnose and treat binocular disorders. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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