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O*NET detailed work activityImmunize patients
Stays humanHands-on care
8 jobs8 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Administer basic health care or medical treatments, under the O*NET work activity group Assisting and Caring for Others. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 8 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
- Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management.
- Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases.
- Perform primary care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds.
- Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
- Conduct periodic public health maintenance activities such as immunizations and screenings for diseases and disease risk factors.