What skills should a Urologist put on a resume?

O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, and Writing among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Urologist list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Allscripts PM, athenahealth athenaCollector, Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR, Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR, and Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Urologist work?

O*NET records 15 titles for this occupation, including MD, Medical Doctor, Physician, and Urology MD. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Urologist need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 64% reported their level of education as "Post-Doctoral Training". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Urologist role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Urologist resume example

A resume for a Urologist needs to show the work itself: diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands. Day to day that means work like this: 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; examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

MD
Medical Doctor
Physician
Urology MD
Urology Medical Doctor
Acute Care Physician
Owner
Practicing Urologist
Surgeon
Urologic Surgeon
General Urologist
Male Infertility Specialist
Neurourologist
Pediatric Urologist
Urology Physician

What people in this job call themselves

Titles reported by people actually doing this work, which is often not the title on the job posting.

MD (Medical Doctor)
Urologist
Urology MD (Urology Medical Doctor)

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

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.
Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.
Document or review patients' histories.
Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, or laser techniques.
Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, or radium emanation tubes.
Direct the work of nurses, residents, or other staff to provide patient care.
Perform abdominal, pelvic, or retroperitoneal surgeries.
Prescribe medications to treat patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, or ejaculation problems.
Refer patients to specialists when condition exceeds experience, expertise, or scope of practice.

14 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

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, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Document or review patients' histories, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

Allscripts PM
athenahealth athenaCollector
Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
CareCloud Central
Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
eClinicalWorks EHR software
Email software
Epic Practice Management
Epic Systems
GalacTek ECLIPSE
GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE

32 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

Automated external defibrillators AED
Biofeedback equipment
Bladder scanners
Catheter forceps
Catheter trays
Cystoscopes or cystourethroscopes
Desktop computers
Diagnostic ultrasound scanners
Dilator catheters
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Electromyographs EMG
Electrosurgical coagulation units

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

Epic
prescribe medications

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

01Reading Comprehension
02Critical Thinking
03Judgment and Decision Making
04Active Listening
05Writing
06Complex Problem Solving
07Speaking
08Active Learning
09Monitoring
10Social Perceptiveness

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

Medicine and Dentistry
Biology
English Language
Education and Training
Therapy and Counseling
Administration and Management
Psychology
Customer and Personal Service

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

64%Post-Doctoral Training
33%Doctoral Degree
2%First Professional Degree, awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Extensive Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Common questions

What does a Urologist do?: Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands. Day to day that includes work like 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 and Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
What skills should a Urologist put on a resume?: O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Listening, and Writing among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Urologist list?: Software recorded for this occupation includes Allscripts PM, athenahealth athenaCollector, Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR, Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR, and Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Urologist work?: O*NET records 15 titles for this occupation, including MD, Medical Doctor, Physician, and Urology MD. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Urologist need?: In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 64% reported their level of education as "Post-Doctoral Training". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Urologist role?: No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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What this page cannot tell you

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