Urologist

Other Titles

Acute Care Physician, Attending Physician, Attending Urologist, Chief of Pediatric Urology, MD Urologist, Medical Doctor, Physician, Urologic Surgeon, Urologist MD

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands. Urologists diagnose, treat and prevent various disorders and diseases related to the urethra, bladder, kidneys and adrenal glands. They specialise in treating simpler as well as complex medical conditions related to these organs. In this role, they diagnose and treat a wide range of diseases and disorders. These include urethral stones, bladder cancer, erectile dysfunction and infertility. They conduct various diagnostic tests to accurately identify a medical condition before treating it. A part of their job is to use specialised equipment in examining the patients. Such equipment includes fluoroscopes and x-ray machines. They also track the progress of the patients to determine if a given treatment is effective.

Diagnose or treat diseases or disorders of genitourinary organs and tracts including erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urethral stones, or premature ejaculation.

Document or review patients' histories.

Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.

Perform abdominal, pelvic, or retroperitoneal surgeries.

Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.

Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.

Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.

Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.

Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.

Direct the work of nurses, residents, or other staff to provide patient care.

Refer patients to specialists when condition exceeds experience, expertise, or scope of practice.

Perform brachytherapy, cryotherapy, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), or photodynamic therapy to treat prostate or other cancers.

Teach or train medical and clinical staff.

Prescribe medications to treat patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, or ejaculation problems.

Active Listening→ Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Judgment and Decision Making→ Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Reading Comprehension→ Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Writing→ Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Critical Thinking→ Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Complex Problem Solving→ Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Science→ Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Monitoring→ Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Speaking→ Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Learning→ Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Social Perceptiveness→ Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Systems Analysis→ Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Time Management→ Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Coordination→ Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Service Orientation→ Actively looking for ways to help people.

Systems Evaluation→ Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Instructing→ Teaching others how to do something.

Learning Strategies→ Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Management of Personnel Resources→ Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Assisting and Caring for Others→ Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems→ Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Documenting/Recording Information→ Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Getting Information→ Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge→ Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others→ Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events→ Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Processing Information→ Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Analyzing Data or Information→ Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships→ Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Interacting With Computers→ Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings→ Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others→ Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates→ Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public→ Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work→ Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization→ Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People→ Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Scheduling Work and Activities→ Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Thinking Creatively→ Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information→ Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards→ Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Treat chronic diseases or disorders.

Administer cancer treatments.

Diagnose medical conditions.

Gather medical information from patient histories.

Record patient medical histories.

Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.

Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.

Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.

Operate on patients to treat conditions.

Prescribe medications.

Administer non-intravenous medications.

Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.

Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.

Supervise patient care personnel.

Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.

Train medical providers.

Problem Sensitivity→ The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Inductive Reasoning→ The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Deductive Reasoning→ The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Oral Comprehension→ The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Written Comprehension→ The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Written Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Oral Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Near Vision→ The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

Speech Clarity→ The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Information Ordering→ The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g. , patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Speech Recognition→ The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Arm-Hand Steadiness→ The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

Finger Dexterity→ The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Category Flexibility→ The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Flexibility of Closure→ The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.

Fluency of Ideas→ The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

Selective Attention→ The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Speed of Closure→ The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

Control Precision→ The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Manual Dexterity→ The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Perceptual Speed→ The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.

Memorization→ The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Originality→ The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Time Sharing→ The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).

Visual Color Discrimination→ The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.

Medicine and Dentistry→ Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Education and Training→ Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Biology→ Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Language→ Knowledge of the structure and content of a language - English, French, Swahili et cetera - including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Customer and Personal Service→ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Chemistry→ Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Computers and Electronics→ Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Psychology→ Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Electronic mail software -- e.g., Microsoft Outlook

Graphics or photo imaging software -- e.g., Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop; GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP; Microsoft Visio; Trimble SketchUp Pro; SmugMug Flickr

Medical software --Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS; Medical procedure coding software; OpenMRS; Healthbridge; Evolve Medical; GoodX; athenaClinicals; Epic Systems; MEDITECH software

Office suite software -- e.g., Corel WordPerfect Office; Microsoft Office; Google Workspace

Presentation software -- e.g., Google Slides; Corel Presentations; Microsoft PowerPoint

Spreadsheet software -- e.g., Corel Quattro Pro; Microsoft Excel; Google Sheets

Word processing software -- e.g., Corel Wordperfect; Microsoft Word; Google Docs

Androgeny and fertility automated counter→ Semen analyzers

Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles→ Automated external defibrillators AED

Biofeedback device→ Biofeedback equipment

Cystoscopes

Cystourethroscopes→ Ureteroscopes

Desktop computers

Electrocardiography EKG units→ Electrocardiography EKG machines

Electromyographs→ Electromyographs EMG

Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment→ Electrosurgical coagulation units

Endoscopic clamp or dissector or grasper or forceps→ Optical biopsy forceps; Optical graspers; Stone grasping forceps

Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products→ Renal endoscopes

Floor grade forceps or hemostats→ Catheter forceps

Flowmeters→ Uroflowmeters

Laparoscopes or laparoscopic telescopes→ Laparoscopes

Male impotence gages→ Erectile dysfunction analyzers

Medical syringe with needle→ Hypodermic syringes

Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use→ Bladder scanners; Diagnostic ultrasound scanners

Mercury blood pressure units→ Sphygmomanometers

Multiparameter vital sign unit or accessories→ Vital signs monitors

Notebook computers→ Laptop computers

Pulse oximeter units→ Pulse oximeters

Resectoscopes

Surgical lasers or accessories→ Prostate treatment lasers; Surgical lasers

Surgical lithotripters or accessories→ Intracorporeal lithotripters; Ultrasonic lithotripters

Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories→ Surgical microscopes

Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories→ Surgical scalpels

Surgical scissors

Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories→ Ultrasonic aspirators

Tablet computers

Urethral urinary catheters→ Dilator catheters

Urethrotome→ Urethrotomes

Urinalysis analyzers→ Urodynamics analyzers

Urological procedure trays or packs or kits→ Catheter trays

Urological sheaths or sets→ Urological sheaths

Investigative→ Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Social→ Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Realistic→ Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Attention to Detail→ Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Dependability→ Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Initiative→ Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Integrity→ Job requires being honest and ethical.

Stress Tolerance→ Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Self Control→ Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.

Adaptability/Flexibility→ Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.

Analytical Thinking→ Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

Achievement/Effort→ Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Concern for Others→ Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.

Independence→ Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

Persistence→ Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.

Leadership→ Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Cooperation→ Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Innovation→ Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Social Orientation→ Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.

Achievement→ Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Recognition→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Working Conditions→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.