A Career as a Physician Assisstant

Physician Assistants are also known as a PA’s; they practice medicine under the direction of physicians and surgeons. They formally trained to examine patients, diagnose injures and illness, and provide treatment. Physician Assistants also evaluate and treat patients under the supervision of doctors and surgeons. A Physician Assistants is a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program who is nationally certified and state- licensed to practice medicine with the supervision of a physician. Core tasks of a Physician Assistant are they take medical histories and examine patients. They Interpret lab test and make diagnoses, Treat minor injuries with stitches, splints, casts, and prescribes certain medications, The Surgical Physicians Assistants help doctors in the operating room and provide care to patients after surgery, Exact duties depends on the medical specialty and the state.

The steps into getting into a Physician Assistants job is you need to have gone to a 4 year college or university which is a bachelors’ degree. You need to take Biology, Chemistry, English, and Math, to enter many Pa programs you need to complete at least 2 years of college. Depending on what health care field one school might require 200 hours, while anther requires 2,000 hours. Many people enter this profession after working in anther health field such as nursing. There are over 100 accredited programs resulting in associates degrees, bachelor’s degrees and master degrees. The lengths of Physician Assistants programs vary, but most last about 2 years. They consist of both classroom studies and supervised clinical rotations. In all states, Physician Assistants have to license. This requires the successful completion of a national c...

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...on requirements. The responsibilities you have are increased patient load, beginning to develop some autonomy. At level 3 the sample title is experienced Physician Assistant. The earrings are $80,000 to $115,000 a year. Some requirements you need to have are ongoing maintenance of certification requirements. The responsibilities you need to have are patient load similar to that of a Physician is a high degree of autonomy, you may have some teaching or supervisory responsibilities. Most Physician Assistants receive benfits such as paid vacations, pension lan contributions, and paid dental and vision care.

Working conditions of a Physicians Assistant are they work at hospitals, private practices, clinics, HMO’s, home health care agencues, schools, prisons, and the military. Physicians Assistants usely work one on one with patients. Most see 25 to 50 patients a day.