Physician assistants in gastroenterology performs a plethora of different medical tasks, ranging all the way from flexible sigmoidoscopies and paracentesis to rectal manometry studies, liver biopsies, and assisting with the placement of the PEG tube. Physician assistants in gastroenterology may ...
Nurse practitioners in gastroenterology provide advanced assessment to GI patients and provide leadership in the coordination of interprofessional healthcare for integrated delivery of patient services in the GI patient care setting. Some nurse practitioners in gastroenterology may also initiate...
Physician assistants in cardiovascular medicine treat, and manage patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and identified as at risk for cardiac vascular events. They also administer cardiac interventional medications and tests such as cardiac stress tests, tilt table tests, and diagnostic...
This week's free resource is a sample core privileging form for physician assistants in pediatrics. Core privileging forms reflect industry best practices and expert research for a variety of physician, advanced practice, and allied health specialties and subspecialties.
Nurse practitioners in urology manage care for patients undergoing urological procedures to include the development of treatment plans, health counseling, and assisting in surgery. They serve as first assists in surgical procedures including nephrectomies, nephrostomies, radical prostatectomies...
Nurse practitioners in radiology treat conditions by various radiologic imaging modalities for patients. They also assist with invasive procedures, perform initial interpretations on scans and x-rays, and remove central venous catheters, arterial catheters, and chest tubes.
Physician assistants in emergency medicine have a number of responsibilities in the emergency department, including out-of-hospital patient care, patient triage, patient care in the emergency department, and administrative functions. Physician assistants in emergency medicine stabilize, manage,...
Physician assistants in dermatology treat a wide range of medical, surgical, and cosmetic patients. Most physician assistants in dermatology work independently within a dermatology office much like a staff dermatologist, but under physician supervision. Physician assistants in dermatology get...
A physician assistant in critical care works with a certified intensivist or a physician with equivalent qualifications and experience caring for patients in the ICU. The mission of the physician assistant in critical care medicine is to provide continuity of patient care, acting as a liaison...
Physician assistants in acute care treat and manage illnesses and injuries of complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients. In addition to the management of pathophysiologic disease states, physician assistants in acute care are expected to have competency in common ICU procedures,...
