orthogirl Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hi Everyone. Just a quick question??? Does anyone know if PAs can perform balloon sinoplasties???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted May 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2014 Um....as you may know, PA's are allowed to do anything as allowed and delegated by their supervising physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Well I would add that it has to be 1) within the scope of practice of the SP and 2) privileged by the center where it is being done. #2 can be a bigger barrier than #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted May 16, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 16, 2014 Well I would add that it has to be 1) within the scope of practice of the SP and 2) privileged by the center where it is being done. #2 can be a bigger barrier than #1. Of course- I mostly assumed that with my broad stroke. I just find it kinda odd that a PA would be asking that question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orthogirl Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Reason I asked..I work in orthopedics and doing any procedures I am the assistant to a physician. Other than injections and casting while in the office, I assist with all procedures. Not knowing anything about other specialties, I found it surprising that at this office, PA was doing the procedures when the doc was not even in the room. It was just a question.... sorry I offended anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdavis Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Reason I asked..I work in orthopedics and doing any procedures I am the assistant to a physician. Other than injections and casting while in the office, I assist with all procedures. Not knowing anything about other specialties, I found it surprising that at this office, PA was doing the procedures when the doc was not even in the room. It was just a question.... sorry I offended anyone No disrespect intended, but you DO Understand the basic differences between a medical assistant and a PA, right? You understand that the PA. Has a license to practice medicine, that the physician does not need to be even in the building for the PA To do so, and that the PA is fully capable of performing procedures on his own? I hope this was a serious inquiry and I did not just waste 5 minutes on a troll posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orthogirl Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 No it was not a troll posting. Thank you all for your responds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 How can we expect the public to understand the profession when some PAs don't either? OP- how do you not know how other specialties work? You did do clinical rotations in school right? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdavis Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 How can we expect the public to understand the profession when some PAs don't either? OP- how do you not know how other specialties work? You did do clinical rotations in school right? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk I do not think that the OP is a PA.. I think she is an MA, " who assists the physician" in performance of certain procedures, and has some confusion about the privileges and credentials of PAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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