Occupational therapists (OT) apply their specialized knowledge to support and facilitate independence in individuals who have lost fundamental skills due to disease or injury, or who are born with conditions that inhibit these functions. OTs offer strategies and education to help patients...
Respiratory therapists (RT), also known as respiratory care practitioners, care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Under the direction of licensed physicians who have special expertise in respiratory care, RTs perform the tests that aid in the diagnosis and...
Surgical first assistants, as defined by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), are trained individuals who are capable of participating in operations and actively assist surgeons during operations. The surgical first assistant helps provide exposure and maintain hemostasis, and serves other...
According to the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS), a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has graduate preparation (master’s or doctorate) in a specialized area of clinical practice. CNSs work in a variety of specialties...
Cardiovascular technologists are allied health professionals who are concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac and peripheral vascular disease. They are qualified by specific technological education to perform various cardiovascular/peripheral vascular diagnostic and...
According to the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), pathologists’ assistants are advanced practice professionals who provide various services in pathology under the direction and supervision of a licensed, board-certified, or board-eligible pathologist.
Physician assistants (PA) are state-licensed or federally credentialed midlevel healthcare providers who practice medicine in a team model with a supervising physician. PAs provide a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services and are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat patients as...
Psychiatrists specialize in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and addiction disorders. Because modern psychiatry recognizes the relationship between mind and body, psychiatrists are uniquelyqualified to consider the many causes of a patient’s feelings and...
Anesthesiologist assistants (AA) are AHPs who practice under the supervision of licensed anesthesiologists to develop and implement anesthesia care plans. They are trained extensively in the delivery and maintenance of quality anesthesia care as well as in advanced patient monitoring techniques...
Physician assistants (PA) in the emergency department (ED) are licensed to practice under physician supervision. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), PAs have a number of responsibilities in the ED, including out-of-hospital patient care, patient triage, patient care...
