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  hysician assistants are employed in many specialties. A partial
listing includes general and family practice; emergency medicine;
pediatrics; obstetrics and gynecology; surgery; orthopedics; geriatrics;
women's health; occupational medicine; psychiatry and mental health;
cardiology and internal medicine; oncology; and administrative
and educational appointment.
California PAs practice in a variety of rural and urban settings,
always under the supervision of a licensed physician. Typical
practice settings include:
- Solo and group practices
- HMOs
- County facilities
- Clinics
- Hospitals
- Hospices
- Student health services
- Teaching institutions
- Military facilities
- Veterans Administration facilities
- Federal and State correctional institutions
- Nursing homes
- House calls/Home care
PAs may work in any medical setting in which their supervising
physician(s) practice, including private offices, general acute
care hospitals, acute psychiatric hospitals, special hospitals,
nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities, and private
homes.
The granting of hospital
privileges in California is described in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Section 70706.1, Granting of Nonphysician Privileges: (b) Physician’s Assistant. A physician’s assistant who practices in a licensed facility shall be supervised by a physician approved by the Division of Allied Health Professions of the Board of Medical Quality Assurance who is a member of the active medical staff of that facility. Physician’s assistants shall apply to and be approved by the Executive Committee of the medical staff of the facility in which the physician’s assistant wishes to practice.
A booklet entitled, “Physician Assistants and Hospital Practice” is available for download on the American Academy of Physician Assistants website: http://www.aapa.org/gandp/pdf/pahpman.pdf.
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