Duties - Independently perform a variety of professional direct health care clinical duties within the field of general family medicine. - Perform a variety of duties involving the full range of complex medical care that involve isolating and defining unknown medical conditions. - Secure comprehensive and detailed health and medical history from the patient or a family member, records findings, and other ancillary materials. - Examine patients and perform initial patient work-up and assessment of patients' care and treatment. - Determine the need for and orders laboratory tests, X-rays, and other procedures necessary to complete assessment of the patient. - Discriminate between normal and abnormal findings to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems. - Write prescriptions, orders the administration of medications, dispenses medication and prescribes controlled substances in accordance with scope of practice for Physician Assistants. - Provide consultation, teaching, and coordination with patients and their family members regarding treatment and medical care. Performs other duties as assigned.