Occupational Employment Statistics
29-1071 Physician Assistants
Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants. Excludes "Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics" (29-2041), "Medical Assistants" (31-9092), "Registered Nurses" (29-1141), “Nurse Anesthetists” (29-1151), “Nurse Midwives” (29-1161), and “Nurse Practitioners” (29-1171).
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Northeast Minnesota
| 160 | 26 | $59.58/hr | $52.05/hr | $52.61/hr | $53.37/hr | $64.28/hr | $75.03/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 10 | $69.15/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 3,500 | $62.13/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition.
- Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients.
- Obtain, compile, and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination.
- Control anesthesia levels during procedures.
- Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
- Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance.
- Administer or order diagnostic tests, such as x-ray, electrocardiogram, and laboratory tests.
- Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients, including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure or heart rate.
- Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal.
- Monitor and document patients' progress during post-anesthesia period.