Emergency medicine, physician assistant vs surgical physician assistant

Differences between emergency medicine, physician assistant and surgical physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Emergency medicine, physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage a wide variety of chronic health problems including hypertension, diabetes, endocrine disorders and psychiatric illness.
• Manage lower acuity patients independently and staff higher acuity patients with an attending physician.
• Evaluate and manage patients with acute illnesses/injuries in a fast pace, dynamic emergency department environment.
• Develop and teach a diabetes education course in Spanish.
• Assist with lumbar punctures, central lines, intubation and resuscitation.
• Execute emergency endotracheal intubation, passage of NG tubes and long intestinal tubes, CPR and defibrillation.
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Surgical physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage s/p cardiac bypass in recovery unit, ICU and step down units.
• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Certify CPR and basic first aid instructor trainer.
• Perform debridement, incision and drainage, wind VAC, ostomy care.
• Perform resuscitative measures in a code setting using ACLS, ATLS protocols.
• Perform minor procedures including but not limit to: Foley catheter placement, drain removal, dressing changes and removals
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