1. Physician Assistant
Deisy Pacheco

2. Duties
• Works under the supervision of a physician or surgeon
• Also known as PAS
• Physician assistant practice medicine under the direction and
supervision of physicians and surgeons.
• They are formally trained to examine patients, diagnose
injures, illness and provide treatment

3. Hours
• Most physicians assistant works full time.
• About 13 percent reported working 50 hours
or more per week in 2010
• Physicians assistant works days, nights,
weekends and holidays .

4. Working Enviroment
• Public contact, work with co-
workers
• Physician assistant spend
too much time of their time
on their feet, making rounds
and evaluating patients
• Who working in operating
room often stand for
extended periods

5. Degree
• 4-year degree in health related field
• Take a lot of science classes in high school
• Some of them need a master degree and
some experience
• Sometimes it can take 2 years of full time
school

6. Person Qualities
• An ability to get along with others
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Tact and patience
• Maturity and emotional stability
• A desire to help others
• An ability to follow directions through and
completely

7. License or Certification
• All states and district of Colombia require
physician assistant to be licensed.
• They must pass by physician assistant (NCPPA)
• After they pass the exam, they may use the
credential “physician assistant-certified”

8. $ PAY $
• Annual working in a hospital, state, local and
private $89,500
• Iowa: starting per year $68,163 , per hour
$32.75
• Average: per year $81,447 , per hour $39.25
• Salary with experience: annual $93,747,
hourly $45.00

9. Financial Benefits
• Medical
• Dental
• Employee life insurance
• Dependent life insurance
• Group legal services
• Long term care
• Supplemental disability
• Transportation
• 403(b)tax-deferred retirement income saving plan
• Employer contribution retirement income saving plan
• Value tax-saving opportunities

10. Growth For This Job In The Future
• Employment of physician assistant is expected
to increase 30 percent from 2010 to 2020,
much faster than the average for all
occupation.

11. Bibliography
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-
13 Edition, Physician Assistants, on the Internet at
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physician-assistants.htm (visited May 15, 2012).
• "Home : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jan. 2011. Web. 15 May
2012.http://www.bls.gov/ooh/.
• "Physician Assistant Career Profile And Overview." About.com Health Careers. 2012. Web.
15 May 2012.
<http://healthcareers.about.com/od/healthcareerprofiles/p/PhysicianAsst.htm>..