Physician Assistant
The Orthopaedic Institute · Lecanto, Florida, US
Description JOB OVERVIEW: Physician Assistants deliver medical care alongside a physician, who oversees their work and provides medical supervision. The serv...
Job description
Description JOB OVERVIEW: Physician Assistants deliver medical care alongside a physician, who oversees their work and provides medical supervision. The services that physician assistants provide may include diagnostic evaluations, therapeutic remediation, surgical assistance, and pharmaceutical prescription. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: · Promotes and maintains patient health by providing medical services under the supervision of a physician. · Contributes to a physician’s efficiency by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues. · Recommends options and courses of action for patient care. · Implements physician directives. · Assesses patient health by interviewing patients and performing physical examination including obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories. · Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as X-rays and laboratory studies and interpreting test results. · Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. · Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations, suturing, and managing wounds and infections. · Instructs and couns...