Physicians Assistants Specific Skills

Conduct patient interviews, physical assessments and take medical histories; Formulate and implement treatment plans and monitor patients' progress; Provide health maintenance education

Nurse Practitioners Specific Skills

Advise patients on health care; Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures; Examine patients and take their medical histories and consult with physicians and other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health; Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team and plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care

Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Interpersonal awareness; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities Attention to detail

Work Setting

Physician's office; Health care institution, facility or clinic

Experience Experience an asset

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

CPR Certificate; Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner by the province/territory of work; Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate

Education Master's degree

Languages English