Different kind of healthcare providers

Different kinds of
healthcare providers
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Adult care Nurse Practitioner ANP
• Nurses with
graduate level
training,
• They can serve as
a primary care
provider in an
adult care facility
or at home.

Advanced practice registered
nurse (APRN)
• Nurses with post-
graduate level
training,
• APRNs are prepared
with advanced
didactic and clinical
education,
knowledge, skills,
and scope of
practice in nursing.

Audiologist (AU)
• Specialist in identifying,
diagnosing, treating and
monitoring disorders of
the auditory and vestibular
system portions of the ear.
• Trained to diagnose,
manage and treat hearing,
tinnitus, or balance
problems.
• Dispense, manage, and
rehabilitate hearing
aids and assess candidacy
for and map cochlear
implants.

Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs)
• Clinical nurse
specialists (CNSs)
are nurse’s who
have training in a
field such as
cardiac,
psychiatric, or
community
health.

Certified Asthma Educator (AEC)
• Teach patients about
their asthma,
including preventative
measures, how to
avoid triggers, the
proper use of
medications, diet and
lifestyle counselling,
and the use of written
action plans that
allow rapid
adjustment of
medications when
symptoms worsen.

Certified Athletic Trainer (AT’s ATC)
• Highly qualified,
multi-skilled health
care professionals
who collaborate with
physicians to provide
preventative services,
emergency care,
clinical diagnosis,
therapeutic
intervention and
rehabilitation of
injuries and medical
conditions.

Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
• A health professional
who possesses
comprehensive
knowledge of and
experience in
prediabetes, diabetes
prevention, and
management.
• Educates and supports
people affected by
diabetes to understand
and manage the
condition.

Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC)
• Master’s-trained health care
professionals who combine
their knowledge of basic
science, medical genetics,
epidemiological principles,
and counseling theory with
their skills in genetic risk
assessment, education,
interpersonal communication
and counseling to provide
services to clients and their
families for a diverse set of
genetic or genomic
indications.

Certified Hand Therapist (CHT)
• A Certified Hand
Therapist (CHT) is an
occupational
therapist or physical
therapist who has a
minimum of three
years of clinical
experience,
including 4,000
hours or more in
direct practice in
hand therapy.

Certified Lactation Educator (CLE)
• A Professionally
trained individual
who provides
comprehensive
training in
breastfeeding
education.
• They are qualified to
teach, support, and
educate the public
on breastfeeding an
d related issues.

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)
• Certified Medical
Assistant (non-
licensed). A CMA is
credentialed after
completing a medical
assistant program
and usually provides
clerical,
administrative, and
basic clinical support
to physicians.

Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
• Provide direct care to
patients in one of a
range of specialties,
such as pediatrics,
geriatrics, emergency
care and oncology.
• CNSs may also serve as
consultants, assisting
other medical
professionals working
to improve patient
outcomes and
influence all levels of
care.

Certified Nutrition Support
Clinician (CNSC)
• Nutrition support is a
specialized practice that
requires the expertise of
multiple health-care
professionals.
• CNSC’s provide quality
nutrition support care,
they support the public,
their colleagues, other
members of the
healthcare team, and
administrators in efficient
treatment of diseases and
maladies.

Certified nurse midwife (CNMs)
• Certified nurse
midwives (CNMs)
have training in
women's health
care needs,
including prenatal
care, labor and
delivery, and the
care of a woman
who has given
birth.

Certified Ophthalmic Medical
Technologist (COMT)
• Ophthalmic medical
technicians—also known
as allied ophthalmic
personnel—work with an
ophthalmologist (eye
doctor) to provide patient
care by performing eye-
related clinical tasks such
as: Taking
patient medical histories.
Instructing patients about
medications, tests and
procedures.

Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• Certified Strength
and Conditioning
Specialists®
(CSCS®) are
professionals who
apply scientific
knowledge to train
athletes for the
primary goal of
improving athletic
performance.

Clinical officer
• A licensed practitioner of
medicine who is trained
and authorized to
perform general or
specialized medical
duties such as diagnosis
and treatment of disease
and injury, ordering and
interpreting medical
tests, performing routine
medical and surgical
procedures and referring
patients to other
practitioners.

Compounder
• A compounder is a
person who mixes
up the ingredients
and prepare the
medicine and also
hands it off to the
patient.
• A compounder is
one who
compounds the
medicines (filling of
doctor's
prescription).

Community health worker (CHW)
• Members of a community
chosen by community
members or organizations
to provide basic health and
medical care to their
community capable of
providing preventive,
promotional and
rehabilitation care to these
communities.
• Other names for this type
of health care
provider include village
health worker, community
health aide, community
health promoter, and lay
health advisor.

Critical Care Registered Nurse
(CCRN)
• Specialist with a
focus on the
utmost care of
the critically ill or
unstable patients
following
extensive injury,
surgery or life
threatening
diseases

Doctor
• A professional who
practices medicine,
and is concerned
with promoting,
maintaining, or
restoring health thro
ugh the
study, diagnosis,
and treatment of dis
ease, injury, and
other physical and
mental
impairments.

Doctor of Osteopathy
• Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine
(DOs) are fully licensed physicians of any
specialty.
• Osteopathic physicians are trained to:
– Prevent illness and injury by
maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
– Look at the whole person to reach a
diagnosis without focusing just on
symptoms.
– Help the body to heal itself.
– Believe that all parts of the body
work together and influence one
another. DOs are specially trained in
the nervous system and the
musculoskeletal system (muscles and
bones).
– Perform osteopathic manipulative
treatment (OMT), a hands-on
approach to diagnosing, treating, and
preventing illness or injury.

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
• A DPT is
considered as a
clinical doctor
who is educated
in many areas of
rehabilitation.

Dentists
• A dentist is
a surgeon who
specializes
in dentistry—the
diagnosis,
prevention, and
treatment of
diseases and
conditions of
the oral cavity.

Dental assistant
• Assist the dentist in
providing efficient dental
treatment.
• Help preparing the
patient for treatment,
sterilizing instruments,
passing instruments
during the procedure,
holding suction devices,
exposing dental
radiographs, taking
impressions, and
fabricating provisional
crowns.

Dental hygienist
• They are primary
healthcare professionals
who work independently
or alongside dentists and
other dental
professionals
• provide full oral health
care.
• They have the training
and education that focus
and specialize in the
prevention and
treatment of oral
disease.

Dental technician
• A member of the
dental team who,
upon prescription
from a dental
clinician,
constructs custom
made restorative
and dental
appliances like
crowns, bridges,
implants,
dentures, etc

Dental therapist
• A member of the
dental team who
provides preventative
and restorative dental
care, usually for
children and
adolescents. The
precise role varies and
is dependent on the
therapist's education
and the various dental
regulations and
guidelines of each
country.

Dietitian
• An expert in dietetics; that
is, human nutrition and the
regulation of diet. A
dietitian alters their
patient's nutrition based
upon their medical
condition and individual
needs.
• A registered dietitian (RD)
or registered dietitian
nutritionist (RDN), is a
dietitian who meets all of a
set of special academic and
professional requirements

Doctors of osteopathic medicine
(DO’s)
• A "generalist"
who
often specialize
in internal
medicine, family
practice, or
pediatrics.

Emergency medical technician
(EMTs)
• EMTs are
clinicians, trained
to respond quickly
to emergency
situations
regarding medical
issues, traumatic
injuries and
accident scenes.

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• FNP-C/ CFNP – Certified
Family Nurse Practitioner
• Family nurse
practitioners (FNPs) are
graduate-educated,
nationally-certified and
state licensed advanced
practice registered
nurses (APRNs) who care
for medically stable
patients across the
lifespan, from infants to
geriatric patients.

Geriatrics Nurse Practitioner (GNP)
• Nurses with
graduate level
training,
a primary care
provider in
geriatrics .

Hospitalist
• A hospitalist is a
physician who
specializes in the
care of
hospitalized
patients and
whose practice is
in the hospital, not
in an office.

Licensed pharmacists
• graduate training from a
college of pharmacy.
• Your pharmacist prepares
and processes drug
prescriptions that were
written by your primary
or specialty care
provider. Pharmacists
provide information to
people about medicines.
They also consult with
health care providers
about dosages,
interactions, and side
effects of medicines.

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs)
• Licensed practical
nurses (LPNs) are
state-licensed
caregivers who have
been trained to care
for the sick.
• The LPN is licensed to
administer specified
medication, take vital
signs and perform
many patient care
procedures.

Medical case workers
• Work in hospitals
and other health
service locations.
They serve as case
managers,
therapists, or
work with patients
to guide them
through their care
and treatments

Medical Doctors (MD’s)
• A "generalist"
who
often specialize
in internal
medicine, family
practice, or
pediatrics.

Medical laboratory
technologist (MLT)
• a healthcare
professional who
performs chemical, hema
tological, immunologic, h
istopathological, cytopat
hological, microscopic,
and bacteriological diagn
ostic analyses on body
fluids such
as blood, urine, sputum,
stool, cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF), peritoneal
fluid, pericardial fluid,
and synovial fluid, as well
as other specimens.

Medical transcriptionist
• Medical
transcriptionists
keep records on
behalf of medical
and healthcare
providers.
• They stay
entirely behind
the scenes.

Nurse
• Nurse is a
professional within
the health care
sector focused on
the care of
individuals, families,
and communities so
they may attain,
maintain, or recover
optimal health and
quality of life

Nurse practitioners (NPs)
• Nurses with
graduate level
training,
• NPs can typically
prescribe medicines.
• are trained to
address health care
(common concerns
and routine
screenings) and
possibly family
planning.

Nurse anesthetist
• An advanced practice
nurse who has
specialized education
and training in
anesthesia.
• A nurse anesthetist
works with an
anesthesiologist to
comprise your anesthesia
care team.
• Certified registered nurse
anesthetists (CRNAs)
have training in the field
of anesthesia.

Obstetrician/Gynecologists
(OB/GYNs)
• Doctors who
specialize in
obstetrics and
gynecology,
including women's
health care,
wellness, and
prenatal care.
Many women use
an OB/GYN as
their primary care
provider.

Operating Department
Practitioners (ODPs)
• A type of health care
provider involved with
the overall planning and
delivery of perioperative
care.
• They are mainly
employed in surgical
operating departments
but can also be found in
other clinical areas,
including emergency
departments, intensive
care units (ICUs), and
ambulance services.

Ophthalmologist
• Specialist in medical
and surgical eye
problems. Their
credentials include
an M.D. or D.O.
degree.
• They are allowed to
medically treat eye
disease, implement
laser therapy, and
perform incisional
surgery when
warranted

Paramedic
• A paramedic is
a healthcare
professional,
predominantly in
the pre-hospital and
out-of-hospital
environment, and
working mainly as
part of emergency
medical
services (EMS), such
as on
an ambulance.

Patient care technician (PCT)
• The PCT assists with
the care of our
patients as
delegated by the RN
by taking vital signs,
collecting blood
samples for testing,
and inserting urinary
catheters.
• The PCT also
provides personal
care to patients.

Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
• Nurses with
graduate level
training,
a primary care
provider in
pediatrics .

Pharmaceutical reps
• Also known as
medical reps.
• Provide a link
between doctors
and
pharmaceutical
companies.

Pharmacist
practice’s pharmacy,
the field of health
sciences focusing on
safe and
effective medication us
e.
• Pharmacists interpret
and communicate this
specialized knowledge
to patients, physicians,
and other health care
providers

Phlebotomist
• A registered clinician
adept at the art of
venipuncture.
• Adept at making an
incision in a vein to
inject or to draw
body fluids
for clinical or
medical testing,
transfusions,
donations, or
research

Physician
practices medicine,
and is concerned
with promoting,
maintaining, or
restoring health thro
ugh the
study, diagnosis,
and treatment of dis
ease, injury, and
other physical and
mental
impairments.

Physician Assistant (PA)
• A care provider
who provides a
wide range of
services in
collaboration
with a Doctor of
Medicine (MD)
or a Doctor of
Osteopathic
Medicine (DO).

Physiotherapists
• Clinician who use
mechanical force and
movements [Bio-
mechanics or
Kinesiology], Manual
therapy, exercise therapy,
electrotherapy and
various other physical
therapies to treat and
remediate impairments
and promote mobility,
function, and quality of
life through examination,
diagnosis, prognosis, and
physical intervention.

Podiatrist/Doctor of Podiatric
Medicine (DPM)
• Is a "foot and
ankle” surgeon.
• Podiatrists are
the only medical
professionals
who exclusively
specialize in
treating the foot
and ankle.

Primary care provider (PCP)
• A certified
professional you
may see first for
checkups and
health problems
• Can help manage
your overall
health.

Psychologist
• A psychologist is
a professional
who evaluates
and studies
behavior and
mental processes

Radiographer
• Healthcare
professionals who
specialize in
the imaging of human
anatomy for
the diagnosis and trea
tment of pathology.
• Radiographers are
infrequently, and
almost always
erroneously, known
as x-ray technicians.

Radiotherapist
• An allied health
professional who
works in the field
of radiation
oncology.
Radiation
therapists plan
and administer
radiation
treatments to
cancer patients

Registered nurses (RNs)
• Registered
nurses (RNs)
have graduated
from a nursing
program, have
passed a state
board
examination, and
are licensed by
the state.

Respiratory therapist
• is a specialized healthcare
practitioner trained in
pulmonary medicine in
order to work
therapeutically with people
suffering from pulmonary
disease.
• Respiratory therapists work
most often in intensive
care and operating rooms,
but are also found in
outpatient clinics and
home-health
environments.

Speech-language pathologist (SLP)
• Also called speech
and language
therapist
• Specializes in the
evaluation,
diagnosis, and
treatment
of communication
disorders, cognition,
voice disorders,
and swallowing
disorders

Surgeon
• A surgeon is a
doctor who
performs
operations and
surgical
procedures.

Surgical assistants
• Certified
personnel that
assist surgeons
during a wide
variety of surgical
procedures,
including
orthopedic,
vascular and
general surgery.

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