Podiatrists
On the Job
Podiatrists perform medical services on feet. In some cases, they treat conditions surgically. They may prescribe medications or correct deformities with casts.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Operate on patients to treat conditions.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Treat chronic diseases or disorders.
- Treat patients using alternative medical procedures.
- Diagnose medical conditions.
- Maintain medical facility records.
- Advise patients on preventive care techniques.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Manage healthcare operations.
- Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
Typical Working Conditions
- Having telephone conversations.
- Close physical proximity with other people.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Exposure to disease or infections.
- Working with a group or team.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Exposure to contaminants (like gases or odors).
- Meeting strict deadlines.
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