PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS: Provide patient services under direct supervision and responsibility of doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Elicit detailed patient histories and make complete physical examinations. Reach tentative diagnosis and order appropriate laboratory tests. Require substantial educational preparation, usually at junior or 4-year colleges. Most physician's assistants complete 2 years of formal training, but training may vary from 1 to 5 years depending on the nature of the training and previous education and experience. May require certification. Exclude Ambulance Attendants, whose training is limited to the application of first aid, and Nurses.

• Administer injections
• Administer medications/treatments
• Analyze medical data
• Analyze patient activity
• Apply anatomy theory
• Apply biological theory
• Apply clinical problem solving techniques
• Apply drug information to patient treatment
• Apply emergency medical procedures
• Apply geographic knowledge
• Apply human anatomy & physiology knowledge
• Apply human developmental disease theory
• Apply human disabilities theory
• Apply human growth/development theory
• Apply interpersonal communication techniques
• Apply medical diagnostic techniques
• Apply medical lab techniques
• Apply microbiology theory
• Apply neurology theory
• Apply patient care procedures
• Apply pharmacological knowledge
• Apply physiological knowledge
• Apply psychology theory
• Apply sanitation practices to health care
• Apply uniform medical tests or procedures
• Assist in examining & treating medical patients
• Chart medical data
• Collect blood samples
• Collect clinical data
• Collect specimens
• Comprehend the composition of drugs
• Conduct complete physical examinations
• Conduct patient assessments
• Diagnose/treat human health disorders
• Diagnose/treat oral injuries
• Document medical prognosis
• Draw blood
• Explain uses/effects of drugs
• Hand instruments/materials to doctor
• Interpret medical laboratory tests
• Interpret x-rays
• Inventory medical supplies and instruments
• Maintain medical records
• Make tentative medical diagnoses
• Manage medical records
• Order medical laboratory tests
• Perform minor surgery
• Perform noninvasive medical diagnostic techniques
• Perform routine medical tests
• Perform routine medical treatments
• Post medical insurance billings
• Prepare medical treatment room
• Prepare patient reports
• Prepare patients for exams & treatments
• Prepare patients for tests
• Provide customer service
• Provide medical treatments to patients
• Recognize childhood diseases
• Refer patients to community resources
• Relate to medical insurance systems
• Schedule appointments
• Take vital signs
• Teach medical self care
• Understand & use medical terminology
• Understand drug products
• Understand the composition of drugs
• Understand the properties of drugs
• Use computer
• Use computer keyboard
• Use correct grammar, punctuation & spelling
• Use examining room procedures
• Use office equipment in support of medical practice/services
• Use pharmacological terminology
• Use principles of gerontology
• Use telecommunication equipment in health care setting
• Weigh patients