Physician assistant, internal medicine vs family practice physician assistant

Differences between physician assistant, internal medicine and family practice physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Physician assistant, internal medicine example responsibilities.

• Manage continuity of care for complex general internal patients with limit resources-diabetes, hypertension, psychiatric, and homeless.
• Assess and treat acute/chronic medical problems and provide education for prevention and/or progression of diagnosis to patients and families.
• x-ray review, medication review & administration, EKG, telephone triage
• Perform wellness exams from adolescent through geriatric patients and educate patients on lifestyle modifications and chronic diseases as appropriate.
• Work in an outpatient orthopedic clinic with emphasis on physical medicine, rehabilitation of both chronic and acute orthopedic conditions.
• Monitor immunization, ACLS, BLS and other documents relate to the clinical students and ensure they are up to date.
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Family practice physician assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage ICU patients and ventilator management.
• Provide primary care services to uninsure and under-insure patients in both rural and urban community health centers throughout central California.
• Provide preventative services, routine physical exams, appropriate screening examinations, vaccinations and health education for adult and pediatric patients.
• Interpret x rays, diagnosis, and treat.
• See patients post-op in ICU and on the floors.
• Interpret EKG, plain films/CT, and laboratory values.
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