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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
187 skills listed by ESCO, 116 of them essential. 187 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 187, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| accept own accountability | skill | essential | 3 |
| adhere to organisational guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| administer anaesthetics to patients | skill | essential | 3 |
| administrative tasks in a medical environment | skill | essential | 3 |
| advise on healthcare users' informed consent | skill | essential | 3 |
| anaesthetics | skill | essential | 3 |
| answer patients' questions | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply context specific clinical competences | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply psychological intervention strategies | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply social distancing protocols | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess healthcare users' risk for harm | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess patients after surgery | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess the patient's therapeutic needs | skill | essential | 3 |
| assist psychologist | skill | essential | 3 |
| biophysics | skill | essential | 3 |
| calculation of food energy | skill | essential | 3 |
| carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures | skill | essential | 3 |
| chiropractic terminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| clinical perfusion | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect biological samples from patients | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect healthcare user data under supervision | skill | essential | 3 |
| collect healthcare user's general data | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicable diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate in healthcare | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| comply with legislation related to health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice | skill | essential | 3 |
| composition of diets | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct preoperative investigations | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct psychological assessement | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct psychological research | skill | essential | 3 |
| contribute to continuity of health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| counselling methods | skill | essential | 3 |
| customer service | skill | essential | 3 |
| deal with emergency care situations | skill | essential | 3 |
| decide upon a psychotherapeutic approach | skill | essential | 3 |
| diagnosis of mental health issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| dietetics | skill | essential | 3 |
| dispose medical waste | skill | essential | 3 |
| educate healthcare users on nutrition | skill | essential | 3 |
| emergency medicine | skill | essential | 3 |
| emergency surgery | skill | essential | 3 |
| empathise with the healthcare user | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure safety of healthcare users | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure sanitation | skill | essential | 3 |
| ensure the positioning of the patient for surgery | skill | essential | 3 |
| evaluation of psychological performance | skill | essential | 3 |
| execute working instructions | skill | essential | 3 |
| first aid | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow clinical guidelines | skill | essential | 3 |
| food hygiene rules | skill | essential | 3 |
| food preservation | skill | essential | 3 |
| food safety standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| greet guests | skill | essential | 3 |
| health care legislation | skill | essential | 3 |
| health records management | skill | essential | 3 |
| human anatomy | skill | essential | 3 |
| human physiology | skill | essential | 3 |
| hygiene in a health care setting | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify mental health issues | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify nutritional properties of food | skill | essential | 3 |
| identify patients' medical records | skill | essential | 3 |
| implement data quality processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| infection control | skill | essential | 3 |
| intensive care medicine | skill | essential | 3 |
| interact with healthcare users | skill | essential | 3 |
| interview people | skill | essential | 3 |
| label samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain anaesthetic machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain chiropractic equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain customer service | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain healthcare user data confidentiality | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage healthcare users' data | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage infection control in the facility | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure temperature | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical informatics | skill | essential | 3 |
| medical terminology | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor basic patients signs | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor patients during surgery | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor stock level | skill | essential | 3 |
| nutrition of healthy persons | skill | essential | 3 |
| observe confidentiality | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate breathing equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate heart-lung machines | skill | essential | 3 |
| order supplies for anaesthesia services | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform PCR covid test | skill | essential | 3 |
| pharmacology | skill | essential | 3 |
| plan patient menus | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare infant formulae | skill | essential | 3 |
| preserve samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| prevent communicable diseases' outbreaks | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| professional documentation in health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide health education | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide protective equipment against infectious diseases | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychiatry | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychological concepts | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychological diagnostics | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychological interventions | skill | essential | 3 |
| psychology | skill | essential | 3 |
| respiratory medicine | skill | essential | 3 |
| respiratory therapy | skill | essential | 3 |
| resuscitation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| sterilization techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| surgery | skill | essential | 3 |
| surgical asepsis | skill | essential | 3 |
| therapy in health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| tolerate stress | skill | essential | 3 |
| undertake healthcare examination | skill | essential | 3 |
| use e-health and mobile health technologies | skill | essential | 3 |
| use electronic health records management system | skill | essential | 3 |
| use food preparation techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| wear appropriate protective gear | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in a multicultural environment in health care | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in multidisciplinary health teams | skill | essential | 3 |
| workplace sanitation | skill | essential | 3 |
| work with patterns of psychological behaviour | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 2 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| administer appointments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| analyse psychological aspects of illness | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply clinical psychological treatment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply organisational techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| arrange surgery operating site | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist in epilepsy surgery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assist with hemostasis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| carry out neuropsychological testing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clinical imaging techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clinical psychological treatment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| clinical reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cognitive psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct polysomnography | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consultation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| contribute to quality physiotherapy services | skill | desirable | 2 |
| counsel clients | skill | desirable | 2 |
| demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship | skill | desirable | 2 |
| developmental psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| diagnose psychiatric symptoms | skill | desirable | 2 |
| drive vehicles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| endoscopy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| european food safety policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate clinical psychological measures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| evaluate psychological health measures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| geriatrics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| health psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| human psychological development | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| inform policy makers on health-related challenges | skill | desirable | 2 |
| instruct on allergic reactions to anaesthetics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret medical images | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret psychological tests | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage acute pain | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage trauma through surgical means | skill | desirable | 2 |
| nursing principles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| obesity | skill | desirable | 2 |
| paediatric psychology | skill | desirable | 2 |
| pedagogy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform bronchoscopy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform eye surgery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform reconstructive microsurgery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform venepuncture procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| positions for surgical procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote health and safety | skill | desirable | 2 |
| promote inclusion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide clinical psychological assessment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide clinical psychological counselling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide clinical psychological expert opinions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide clinical psychological support in crisis situations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide first aid | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide health psychological advice | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide health psychological analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide health psychological concepts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide health psychological diagnosis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide health psychological treatment advice | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide pre-treatment information | skill | desirable | 2 |
| radiation protection | skill | desirable | 2 |
| record healthcare users' progress related to treatment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| rehabilitation of all organ systems | skill | desirable | 2 |
| respond to changing situations in health care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| spine surgery | skill | desirable | 2 |
| store raw food materials | skill | desirable | 2 |
| techniques of blood-sampling | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use different communication channels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use foreign languages in patient care | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use venepuncture procedure equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |