Profession Physician assistant

Physician assistants provide healthcare services under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication.

Personality Type

• Conventional / Social
• Social / Conventional

Tasks physician assistant

• Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
• Analyze and interpret diagnostic test results.
• Answer phones and patients' questions.
• Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about care and treatment of patients.
• Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress/development notes and results of physical examination.
• Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, or laboratory tests.
• Prescribe, with physician's approval, therapy or medication.
• Carry out therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunisations, suturing and wound care, and infection treatment.
• Advise patients on prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, everyday emotional problems, and how to maintain health.
• Assist physicians during surgery or complicated medical procedures, e.g. by holding equipment.
• Supervise and coordinate activities of technicians and technical assistants.

Related professions medical assistant

• Anaesthetist assistant
• Hospital orderly
• Medical assistant
• Surgery assistant

Source: Sisyphus ODB