Overview

Consulting with patients and analysing patient data to determine patient needs and treatment goals.

Responsibilities

• Examining patients to diagnose bone, joint, ligament or other musculoskeletal problems including diseases or injuries.
• Collaborating with other specialists when necessary to determine a course of treatment.
• Recording patient care by maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests, and treatments prescribed and test results.
• Administering general and local anaesthetics when necessary.
• Performing surgical procedures on various parts of the musculoskeletal system, including plating broken bones, reattaching tendons and ligaments, or performing joint or hip replacements among other procedures.
• Prescribing medication to improve recovery and control pain after surgical procedures.
• Referring patients to physical therapy when necessary or perform...