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Job Description
Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1071.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 102,090.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 49.00
- Currently, there are 104,050 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Physician Assistants”.
Also Known As…
- Physician Assistants
- Surgical Physician Assistant
- Physician Extender
- Physician Assistant Certified (PAC)
- Orthopaedic Physician Assistant
- Midlevel Provider
- General Surgery Physician Assistant
- Family Practice Physician Assistant
- Clinical Physician Assistant
- Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)
- Surgical First Assistant
- Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
- Surgeon Assistant
- Physician's Assistant
- Pediatric Physician Assistant
- Medical Service Technician
- Gynecological Assistant
- Doctor Assistant
- Doctor
- Certified Physician's Assistant
- Anesthetic Assistant
- Anesthesiologist Assistant
- Anesthesia Technician
Tasks for “Physician's Assistant”
- Order medical and laboratory supplies and equipment.
- Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
- Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.
- Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
- Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
- Visit and observe patients on hospital rounds or house calls, updating charts, ordering therapy, and reporting back to physician.
- Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
- Supervise and coordinate activities of technicians and technical assistants.
- Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures.
- Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care, and infection management.
- Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
- Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
Related Technology & Tools
- Defibrillators
- Anesthesia ventilators
- Breath alcohol testers
- Electronic blood pressure monitors
- Oximeters
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI machines
- Suturing needles
- Suture scissors
- Bull dog nose clamps
- Halo fixation devices
- Vaginal specula
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Arterial blood gas monitoring equipment
- Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
- Tourniquets
- Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
- Retractors
- X ray machines
- Scalpel blades
- Tong traction devices
- Lumbar puncture equipment
- Intravenous IV equipment
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Therapeutic treadmill exercisers
- Tongue blades
- Nebulizers
- Doppler ultrasound fetascopes
- Videoconferencing equipment
- Central venous pressure lines
- Operating microscopes
- Notebook computers
- Anoscopes
- Holter monitors
- Microscope slides
- Arterial line catheters
- Intramuscular needles
- Tablet computers
- Blood collection needles
- Portable satellite telehealth terminals
- Vacutainer tubes
- Plastic surgery lasers
- Subclavian lines
- Laser printers
- Artery forceps
- Bone marrow biopsy equipment
- Trocars
- Needle holders
- Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
- Cervical collars
- Reflex hammers
- Ophthalmoscopes
- Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Nail probes
- Lancets
- Surgical curettes
- Slit lamps
- Audiometers
- Mosquito artery forceps
- Intracranial pressure monitors
- Tracheal suctioning equipment
- Electrocautery devices
- Nail nippers
- Endoscopic camera/video systems
- Cast removal saws
- Glucometers
- Canes
- Pulmonary function testing PFT equipment
- Harvester rods
- Crutches
- Walkers
- High-frequency ventilators
- Interthercal therapy equipment
- Manual blood pressure units
- Swan catheters
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Nasogastric tubes
- Splints
- Doppler vascular equipment
- Life support for trauma and transport LSTAT intensive care units
- Blood collection syringes
- Anesthesia equipment
- Aspirating needles
- Mechanical stethoscopes
- Chest tubes
- Knee braces
- Walking braces
- Scalpel handles
- Vascular straight aortic clamps
- Eye charts
- Fluoroscopes
- Spirometers
- Dissector rods
- Otoscopes
- Personal computers
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Office
- Medical condition coding software
- Teleradiology systems
- Teleconferencing software
- ChartWare EMR
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Microsoft Word
- Patient records software for personal digital assistants PDAs
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Medical procedure coding software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software