Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1229.02
Hospitalists
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
- US jobs
- 342,720 (SOC 29-1229 group, "Physicians, All Other")
- Median wage
- $265,930 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of hospitalists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
21% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 29-1229 group).
- 10%Treat injuries, illnesses, or diseasesNot measured
- 9%Prescribe medical treatments or devicesMeasured
- 6%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 5%Advise others on healthcare or wellness issuesNot measured
- 5%Develop patient or client care or treatment plansMeasured
- 5%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 4%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
- 4%Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristicsNot measured
Benchmarks for this occupation
These benchmarks name this occupation in their job mapping.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
- Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
- Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).
- Admit patients for hospital stays.
- Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
- Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians.
- Refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.
- Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.
- Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
- Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.
- Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills.
- Direct or support quality improvement projects or safety programs.
Other job titles for this occupation (19)
Academic Hospitalist · Consultant Physician · Hospitalist · Hospitalist Medical Doctor (Hospitalist MD) · MD (Medical Doctor) · Physician · DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician) · Hospitalist Nocturnist Physician · Hospitalist Physician · Intensivist · Internal Medicine Hospitalist · Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalist (Neonatal ICU Hospitalist) · Neurohospitalist · Neurology Hospitalist · Nocturnist · Nocturnist Hospitalist · OB Hospitalist (Obstetrics Hospitalist) · Pediatric Hospitalist · Pediatric Hospitalist Physician