Physician Assistant

Independently perform a variety of professional direct health care clinical duties within the field of general family medicine. Perform a variety of duties involving the full range of complex medical care that involve isolating and defining unknown medical conditions. Secure comprehensive and detailed health and medical history from the patient or a family member, records findings, and other ancillary materials. Examine patients and perform initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment. Determine the need for and orders laboratory tests, X-rays, and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient. Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems. Write prescriptions, orders the administration of medications, dispenses medication and prescribes controlled substances in accordance with scope of practice for Physician Assistants. Provide consultation, teaching, and coord