Description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
- • Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
- • Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
- • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
- • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- • Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- • Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
- • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
- • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- • Plan and execute medical care programs to aid in the mental and physical growth and development of children and adolescents.
- • Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
- • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- • Provide consulting services to other physicians.
- • Plan, implement, or administer health programs or standards in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention or treatment of injury or illness.
- • Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
- • Conduct research to study anatomy and develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.
- • Prepare government or organizational reports of birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or medical status of individuals.
- • Teach residents or medical students about pediatric topics.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
