Physician resume keywords

We counted the skills in 248 open physician job postings from 11 employers, including Lyra Health, Talkiatry and SonderMind. The ones employers ask for most are billing (77% of postings), behavioral health (69%) and patient care (57%). 60% of the postings mention AI, though often in the company's description rather than as a skill the job needs.

#	Keyword	Share of postings
1	billing	77%
2	behavioral health	69%
3	patient care	57%
4	telehealth	24%
5	onboarding	23%
6	compliance	10%
7	QA	9%
8	nurse practitioner	8%
9	EMR	7%
10	business development	6%
11	data analysis	5%
12	account-based marketing	5%
13	triage	4%
14	laboratory	4%
15	marketing	3%
16	population health	2%
17	RN	2%
18	full stack	2%
19	audit	2%

Soft skills employers mention

coaching · 52%communication · 40%decision making · 22%documentation · 8%interpersonal skills · 4%leadership · 2%

Show these through results in your bullets (“led a team of six”) rather than listing them as adjectives.

Languages

Spanish · 2%

How to use these keywords on your physician resume

Start with the posting, not this list. These are averages across 248 jobs; the one you're applying for has its own priorities. Use this page to spot common gaps, then match the specific posting.
Name skills the way employers do. If you use “billing”, “behavioral health” and “patient care”, write those exact words. Applicant tracking systems and recruiters search for them, and a close synonym can be missed.
Put each skill in a bullet that shows a result. Naming telehealth inside a bullet about what you achieved with it, with a number where you can, is stronger than listing it alone in a skills section.
Add only what's true. If you've worked with “telehealth”, “onboarding” and “compliance” but your resume doesn't say so, add it. If you haven't, leave it out: interviews expose padded resumes quickly.

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How these numbers are calculated

Every figure comes from open physician job postings on MANY Hired, imported from employers' own career pages. For each posting we pick out the skills, tools, certifications and qualifications its description names, then count how many postings ask for each one. A job counts as physician by its title. Updated October 28, 2026.