| Like any career in the medical and health sectors, | | | | hospitals/clinics |
| physician assistant jobs have a very diverse work | | | | - reporting patient care/needs to the doctor |
| environment. The workplace can be fast paced | | | | - varied tasks as designated by the doctor or state |
| sometimes and slow at other times. Generally, | | | | law |
| however, as an assistant or stand-in for many | | | | - specialty assistance, ranging from paediatrics to |
| physicians' tasks, you will have to adapt to a very | | | | surgery |
| varied environment that is constantly changing. Thus | | | | - lots of walking and standing |
| flexibility and the ability to work odd hours when | | | | - hours ranging from 20 to 40 hours per week on |
| needed is something that you will have to get used to | | | | average |
| or accept. | | | | - varied work times - weekends, days, afternoons, |
| The work environment that you generally will | | | | mornings and/or evenings |
| experience with physician assistant jobs is generally a | | | | - being on call as needed by patients, the doctor and |
| comfortable one in the public sector. You will find a | | | | the law |
| diverse work life, with such workplace normalities as: | | | | Though physician assistant jobs provide great diversity |
| - being supervised by a doctor | | | | in their work environments, no two are the same. |
| - providing primary care where the doctor may or | | | | Generally, the hours, place of work, work tasks and |
| may not be present more than up to twice a week | | | | the type of primary care provided by you will depend |
| - conferring with the doctor/other medical | | | | on the facility/state that you will work in and the |
| professionals by phone or other means as required by | | | | requirements set down by the law and the doctor that |
| law and as needed | | | | you are assisting. Regardless, the work environment |
| - providing house calls | | | | for this type of job is amongst the most favourable |
| - attending to patients by visiting special care facilities | | | | within the health and medical industries. |