Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
Develop or implement interventions to address behavioral causes of diseases.
Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
Coordinate or integrate the resources of health care institutions, social service agencies, public safety workers, or other organizations to improve the community health. - Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences.
Prepare preventive health reports including problem descriptions, analyses, alternative solutions, and recommendations.
Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
Teach or train medical staff regarding preventive medicine issues. - Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.
Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations.
Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations. Document or review comprehensive patients’ histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks.

- Coordinating with physicians and other healthcare professionals for creating and evaluating customized care plans. - In order to provide emotional and psychological support to the patients and their families, RNs create harmonious environment. - Diagnosing the disease by analyzing patient’s symptoms and taking required actions for his/her recovery. - Maintaining reports of patients’ medical histories, and monitoring changes in their condition. - Carrying out the requisite treatments and medications. - Directing and supervising LPNs and CNAs. - Checking the stock on a regular basis for maintaining the inventory level, and placing orders if required. - Changing patient’s medication as indicated by their conditions and responses. - Adhering with the protocols, norms, rules and regulations in order to maintain complete medical records. - Maintaining hygienic and safe working environment in compliance with the healthcare procedures. - Conducting research for improving the nursing practices and healthcare outcomes. - Providing instant care during medical emergencies, like car accidents, burns, heart attacks and strokes. - Discussing treatment with pharmacists and physicians in the critical cases. - Providing necessary guidance on health maintenance and disease prevention. - Keeping an eye on each and every aspect of patient care that includes physical activity plus proper diet. - Preparing rooms, and decontaminating equipments and instruments. - Educating patients’ families about the disease and its treatment. - Assisting doctors during surgery, - Observing and recording patients’ behaviour. - Resolving patients’ problems and fulfilling their requirements by applying multifaceted team strategy. - Interacting with the healthcare teams for maintaining harmonious relationships.
- Attending educational workshops for enhancing professional and technical knowledge. - Performing lab work and giving complete information to the physician about patient’s condition during anaes