Hospitalist physician assistant vs anesthetic assistant

Differences between hospitalist physician assistant and anesthetic assistant duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage preoperative orthopedic patients, patients in the post anesthesia care unit and postoperative patients.
• Manage complex treatment regimens following diagnosis with medication alterations to improve overall morbidity and mortality.
• Perform patient history and physicals, chronic illness maintenance, medication monitoring, routine health maintenance, lab and EKG interpretation
• Cover ICU, Med-Surg, cardiology, oncology and general medicine floors.
• Perform basic procedures such as suturing, splinting, and gynecological exams.
• Post surgical ICU which includes the continual critical and noncritical care in the post surgical ICU.
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Anesthetic assistant example responsibilities.

• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Work with pediatric populations, associate pediatric illness perform suturing orthopedic emergencies fracture care, reduction, splint and cast placement.
• Facilitate patient pre-operative management by supporting operating room staff room preparation, patient transport, and patient preparation.