Language pathologist vs physician assistant

Differences between language pathologist and physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Language pathologist example responsibilities.

• Manage all relate paperwork including lesson planning for SLP-assistants and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Provide evaluation and remediation of various forms of communication disorders for preschool and school-age population in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic.
• Assess appropriate AAC device for student use, and program device for each student's specific needs.
• Apply behavior analysis and discrete trial training are used to train the children on the AAC devices.
• Evaluate and treat adults with cognitive dysfunction, swallowing disorders, apraxia and aphasia in long term care.
• Review all daily notes submit by SLP assistants and provide feedback for written documentation and feedback for direct therapy services.
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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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