Physician's Assistant Jobs

There are over two-hundred jobs in the health field and this number seems to be increasing as the years go by. Some of these jobs involve interaction with people and their families and others allow you to have no interaction with people at all. I, myself, enjoy being able to help anyone in any way possible. A few jobs in the health field that interest me are a Physician’s Assistant (PA), Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), and an Athletic Trainer (AT). In this essay I’m going to describe to you these jobs.

Physician’s Assistant

As a physician’s assistant you work in physician’s offices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and other health care settings. Majority of PA’s work full time and as of 2016, one fourth of PA’s worked more than forty hours a

Many applicants have experience as a nurse assistant (NA), registered nurse (RN), or emergency medical technician (EMT) before they apply to a PA program. Physician’s assistants must be licensed. To get a license you must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. To keep this license, you must complete one hundred hours of continuing education every two years. All jobs have specific qualities needed for them. A few for a physician’s assistant are problem-solving skills, compassion, and communication skills. Problem-solving skills are skills that physician’s need to evaluate patients’ symptoms and provide the appropriate treatment. In my daily life I come across a lot of problems, for instance forgetting my phone charger. I use my problem-solving skills to keep my phone charged by either not being on my phone a lot or asking a friend if they borrow theirs. As a PA you deal with people who are sick or injured which means you need to be very compassionate or understanding. When my siblings were born I knew my mom wouldn’t be able to spend as

Their job requires administration of anesthesia for patients requiring surgery or a procedure, monitor patient’s vital signs, and oversee patients during recovery after anesthesia is used. They work closely with doctors in various health disciplines, dentists, surgeons, and other anesthesiologists. Nurse anesthetists can be found in various settings such as operating rooms, emergency rooms, intensive care units, cardiac care units, and outpatient surgical clinics. The education required to become a nurse anesthetist includes an initial registered nursing license, then continued education to earn a master’s degree from an accredited program. This education includes classroom and clinical experience. Re-certification is required every four years and mandatory continuing education of 30 credits is required every two years (LippincottNursingCenter,