Healthcare Occupations

Occupations within Healthcare can be filled by lots of different types of people.  This is a quick summary of what jobs there are and who can do them.

Physician

• What: Primary Care Provider, Care Team Leader
• Who: People who have passed the USMLE Step-3
• Education: Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery

Nurse Practitioner

• What: Primary Care Provider, Care Team Leader
• Who:  Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
• Education:  Successful completion of an authorized School of Nursing and appropriate board licensure.

Nurse

• What: Primary Care Provider
• Who:  Registered Nurse (Passing NCLEX-RN)
• Education:  Successful completion of an authorized School of Nursing and NCLEX-RN passing.

Respiratory Therapist

• What: Primary provider of cardiovascular and pulmonary support, intervention and management.
• Who: Registered Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapist
• Education: Successful completion of the NBRC-WRE and NBRC-CSE examinations.

ECMO Specialist
Initiates and Manages ECMO support

• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Registered Nurse
• Clinical Perfusionist

Interventional Technologist
Performs various roles involved in interventional imaging procedures.

• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Registered Nurse
• Clinical Perfusionist
• Radiology Technologist (Registered)
• Cardiovascular Technologist
• Registered Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Specialist
• Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist