Anesthesia assistant vs physician assistant

Differences between anesthesia assistant and physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Anesthesia assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage medical records and document examination notes, prescriptions, and procedure details in EMR.
• Monitor patients under anesthesia and assist with minor surgical procedures.
• Maintain all confidential personnel files, licensing and CPR compliancerecords.
• Check airway, intubation and malignant hypothermia carts, and help in sterileprocessing.
• Anticipate and meet the needs of the anesthesiologists and CRNA s. Maintains adequate inventory of equipment, supplies and medications.
• Assist anesthesiologists with swan catheter placement.
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Physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage a variety of acute and chronic conditions especially asthma, allergies, injuries, and infectious diseases.
• Manage chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, ASCVD, chronic back and joint pains, depression, and anxiety.
• Manage patient surgical care throughout the continuum of care from pre-op, to discharge planning, including ambulatory and hospital in-patients.
• Attain pertinent history & physicals for obstetrics and gynecological acute and preventative visits.
• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Aid in the acute management of trauma patients including obtaining appropriate studies, suturing, and CPR.
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