Career Day discussing the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals.
You have been in your physician office administrator role for the past six months. A local high school guidance counselor asked you to give a presentation on Career Day discussing the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals. Using the resources provided in Week 4 plus at least three other peer-reviewed articles based on your own research, develop a PowerPoint presentation of 12–15 slides, complete with speaking notes.
Instructions
In your presentation, address the following:
- Describe the need for health care management professionals.
- Describe three clinical job roles that did not exist 50 years ago.
- Discuss the differences and similarities between a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant.
- Describe the role of the attending physician in terms of their responsibility to manage the care of the patient.
- Explain how health care administrators interact with direct care professionals.
Please organize your presentation using the following outline: - Slide 1: Title of the Presentation.
- Slide 2: Brief explanation of the purpose of the presentation.
- Slides 3–6: What Is a Health Care Professional and Why Do We Need Them?
o Describe the need for health care management professionals.
o Describe three clinical job roles that did not exist 50 years ago. - Slides 6–8: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
o Describe each role.
o Discuss the differences and similarities between a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant. - Slides 9–10: Attending Physicians and Management of Care.
o Describe the role of the attending physician in terms of their responsibility to manage the care of the patient. - Slides 11–12: Administrators and Clinicians.
o Describe the two roles.
o Explain how health care administrators interact with direct care professionals. - Slide 13–14: Conclusions.