JOB KEY FOR
PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS
Physicians' Assistants provide patient services under the direct
supervision and responsibility of a doctor of medicine or osteopathy.
They elicit detailed patient histories and do complete physical
examinations, reach tentative diagnosis and order appropriate
laboratory tests. This occupation requires certification by the
National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants and the
California State Board of Medical Quality Assurance. Does not include
Nurses, or Ambulance Attendants whose training is limited to the
application of first aid.
Local estimates of jobs in this occupation are not available.
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