Midwives
Nozomi Fujii mods 16-18
Overall Job Description
Major Job Responsibilities
★ Take and record patients' medical histories and symptoms
★Perform physical exams and observe patients
★ Create plans for patients’ care or contribute to existing plans
★ Perform and order diagnostic tests
★ Operate and monitor medical equipment
★ Diagnose various health problems
★ Analyze test results or changes in a patient’s condition, and alter treatment plans, as
needed
★ Give patients medicines and treatments
★ Evaluate a patient’s response to medicines and treatments
★ Consult with doctors and other healthcare professionals, as needed
★ Counsel and teach patients and their families how to stay healthy or manage their
illnesses or injuries
★ Conduct research
★ help healthy women during labor, delivery, and after the birth of their babies
Working Conditions
Office of physicians 48%
Hospitals; state, local, and private 28%
Outpatient care centers 7%
Educational services state, local, and private 3%
Offices of other health practitioners. M. 3%
Current Salary
Education Needed
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Compassion
- Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Resourcefulness