Write a research paper outlining the duties 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?
Describe the need for health care management professionals.
Describe three clinical job roles that did not exist 50 years ago.
Slides 6–8: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
Describe each role.
Discuss the differences and similarities between a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant.
Slides 9–10: Attending Physicians and Management of Care.
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.
Describe the two roles.
Explain how health care administrators interact with direct care professionals.
Slide 13–14: Conclusions.
Additional Requirements
Your presentation should consist of:
Length: A minimum of 12–15 bulleted slides.
Speaker notes: Use speaker notes that fully explain each slide.
References: A minimum of three references; one may be the course textbook.
Style: Appropriate APA citations and peer-reviewed references on each slide. Refer to Evidence and APALinks to an external site. for guidance.
General Guidelines for PowerPoint
Font: Arial or Verdana, size 24 point minimum.
Concise slides: Include 5–7 bullet points per slide and 5–7 words per bullet. Use speaker notes to explicate the bullets.
Color contrast: For best color contrast, use light text on dark background (for example, yellow on black or white on dark blue).
Layout: Use the proper slide layout. For example, if a slide has a title and text, create it using the correct Title and Text layout.
Note: Please review the Health Care Professionals: Roles and Responsibilities Scoring Guide before you begin the assignment and consider reviewing the following resources to help as you create your presentation:
For a tutorial on PowerPoint, visit Tutorials: Microsoft Office SoftwareLinks to an external site.. Scroll down to In-Depth Tutorials, and click PowerPoint. Then locate the PowerPoint tutorial appropriate for your computer platform.
Read Microsoft’s Basic Tasks for Creating a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. for helpful advice on working with PowerPoint.
You can visit fppt.com to access Free Simple PowerPoint TemplatesLinks to an external site..
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 3: Analyze roles and responsibilities of health care professionals.
Explain why health care administrators need to interact with other direct care professionals.
Describe three clinical job roles that did not exist 50 years ago.
Compare and contrast the roles of nurse practitioner and physician assistant.
Explain the attending physician’s responsibility to manage patient care.
Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others.
Produce a presentation with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
Apply proper APA formatting and citation style as required.
