Midlevel provider vs clinical physician assistant

Differences between midlevel provider and clinical physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Midlevel provider example responsibilities.

• Manage complex treatment regimens following diagnosis with medication alterations to improve overall morbidity and mortality.
• Work with pediatric populations, associate pediatric illness perform suturing orthopedic emergencies fracture care, reduction, splint and cast placement.
• Apply casts and splints to appropriate injuries.
• Monitor post-op incision sites, remove sutures and staples, change dressings, and apply splints, braces and casts.
• Gain experience in specialty areas including cardiology, ENT, dermatology, orthopedics, emergency medicine, and hematology/oncology.

Clinical physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Implement and manage cardiology internship college course.
• Work closely with patients to manage their depression and anxiety beginning with initial diagnosis to med-initiation and follow-up care.
• Complete nursing assessments, complete care plans, perform ADL's, utilize lifts, alarms and transfer patients safely.
• Care for multiple patients in a fast pace setting and provide total care including all treatments, medications and ADL's.
• Perform tracheostomy care and suctioning for ventilator dependent patients.
• Provide physical therapy services in the inpatient rehabilitation unit and oncology floor.
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