Pulmonary Jobs

Pulmonary jobs are specialised nursing jobs that encompass a wide range of possible lung diseases and conditions. Pulmonary jobs are mostly available for doctors, particularly pulmonologists or pulmonary specialists, although nurses and people qualified to be unlicensed hospital personnel may also apply for pulmonary jobs.

Below are the common fields or specializations for pulmonary jobs as part of nursing jobs:

  1. Pulmonary disease - From the word itself, this deals with lung diseases. With so many possible lung diseases, people in pulmonary jobs would find their hands full. Some common lung diseases include asthma, bronchitis, acute respiratory disorders, and yes, the common flu.
  2. Pulmonary critical care - This is still concerned with pulmonary diseases but those which are already life-threatening. People who are interested in pulmonary jobs like this are up for a challenge - patients here should be closely monitored, usually in an intensive care unit.
  3. Pulmonary rehabilitation - Pulmonary jobs like this usually require high involvement with patients. Patients who suffered pulmonary diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis or those who had a lung transplant and who are suffering from symptoms that disable or hinder normal body function are usually rehabilitated. Pulmonary jobs such as this require care and patience.
  4. Pulmonary sleep medicine - This is quite a new but growing specialty in pulmonary jobs. Sleep disorders are the main concern here. Among the common sleep disorders are insomnia, hypersomia (drowsiness during the day) sleep apnea, sleep walking and talking, disorders related to circadian rhythms. People looking for pulmonary jobs may find this an interesting field.

Pulmonary jobs, particularly those for doctors, usually have duties like pulmonary consultations in the hospital, conducting diagnostic tests like lung biopsy and bronchoscopy, assessment for sleep disorders and more. People interested in pulmonary jobs may find the work challenging.

Nurses looking into pulmonary jobs should be registered nurses. Experience in the field of pulmonology or working closely with a pulmonologist can be an advantage. Compensation for pulmonology jobs can be quite competitive as compared with other nursing jobs.

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