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:
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?
Describe the need for health care management professionals.Describe three clinical job roles that did not exist 50 years ago.
Describe each role.
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.
Slides 11–12: Administrators and Clinicians.
Explain how health care administrators interact with direct care professionals.