General surgery physician assistant vs certified physician assistant

Differences between general surgery physician assistant and certified physician assistant duties and responsibilities

General surgery physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Develop basic surgical skills, such as suturing, retracting of tissue; debridement of wounds.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and radiology test within the scope of professional practice.
• Educate patients on post-operative recovery and discharge needs.
• Evaluate patients for admission from the emergency room and perform inpatient consultations.
• Monitor stress testing; review nuclear component of stress images; conduct cardiology consultations inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Certified physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Provide bio-identical hormone replacement therapy to select patients and provide coordination of patient care in a rural primary care setting.
• Perform comprehensive history and physical exams and provide a multidisciplinary care plan for patients suffering from acute and chronic pain.
• Perform suturing repair for laceration repairs.
• Work in an outpatient orthopedic clinic with emphasis on physical medicine, rehabilitation of both chronic and acute orthopedic conditions.
• Document all procedures via dictation or handwritten in patient chart.