Radiology assistant vs physician assistant

Differences between radiology assistant and physician assistant duties and responsibilities

Radiology assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage patient transportation from room to room, discharges, admissions, surgery exam transportation and in hospital house transport.
• Used Dictaphone, Digiscribe, RIS, Medrite, RMS, IDXRAD, and Flexirad.
• Work closely with breast surgeons and oncologists to schedule breast MRI s prior to surgery.
• Ensure patients who come in to retrieve their reports and images are in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Install new programs on transcription equipment for radiology department.
• Escort patients to examination rooms and prepare them for radiologic exams providing compassion and open communication aim at increasing comfort.
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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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