noun
healthcare worker; medical personnel
General term covering doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals.
医療者は患者の安全を最優先に考えるべきだ。
Healthcare workers should prioritize patient safety above all.
この病院では多くの医療者が働いている。
Many medical personnel work at this hospital.
看護師 refers specifically to a nurse, a subset of 医療者.
Compound of 医療 (medical care) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for occupational terms.