NOC 31303 医师助理、助产士及相关健康专业人士 | Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
加拿大 NOC 31303 医师助理、助产士及相关健康专业人士（Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals）属于TEER 1 级的专业职业，负责提供初级医疗保健和治疗。医师助理提供一系列健康服务，助产士在产前和产后期间为妇女及其婴儿提供全程护理。本单元组还包括基因咨询师、斜视矫正师和病理学助理等专业人士。
| NOC | NOC 2021 最新版本 |
|---|---|
 职业名称 |
医师助理、助产士及相关健康专业人士 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals |
 NOC 代码 |
31303 |
 TEER 等级 |
1 |
 职业分类 |
健康职业（3）- 专业卫生职业（31）- 其他专业卫生职业（313） |
职业概述 | Occupational Overview
医师助理（Physician assistants）和助产士（midwives）与医生（physicians）合作，并与其他健康专业人士（health professionals）协作，提供初级医疗保健（primary health care）和治疗。医师助理为患者提供一系列健康服务（health services），以管理患者的健康，提供预防性（preventive）和持续性护理（continuous care）。助产士在产前（pre-natal）和产后（post-natal）期间为妇女及其婴儿提供全程护理（full-course care）。本单元组还包括基因咨询师（genetic counsellors）、斜视矫正师（orthoptists）和病理学助理（pathologists’ assistants）等专业人士。
示例职位（5个）| Example Titles (5 titles)
- 基因咨询师 | Genetic counsellor
- 助产士 | Midwife
- 斜视矫正师 | Orthoptist
- 病理学助理 | Pathology assistant
- 医师助理 | Physician assistant
主要职责 | Main Duties
医师助理（Physician assistants）
- 进行患者访谈（patient interviews）、体格检查（physical assessments）并记录病史（medical histories）。
- 执行或订购诊断测试（diagnostic tests）并解释结果。
- 经监督医师（supervising physician）咨询，制定并实施治疗计划（treatment plans）并监测患者进展。
- 执行并协助小型手术（minor surgery）。
- 提供健康维护教育。
- 可能参与研究活动。
- 可能开具有限清单中的药物。
- 助产士（Midwives）
- 在怀孕期间为妇女及其婴儿提供初级全程护理（primary, full-course, care），例如进行体格检查（physical examinations）、筛查（screening）和诊断测试（diagnostic tests）以监测母婴健康，并根据需要转诊（referrals）给医疗专家。
- 管理分娩（labour）和自然正常分娩（spontaneous normal deliveries）。
- 护理、评估和监测新生儿健康，并根据需要将婴儿转诊给适当的医疗服务。
- 提供有关新生儿和婴幼儿护理的建议和指导。
- 基因咨询师（Genetic counsellors）
- 向受遗传疾病（genetic disorder）影响或有风险的家庭提供信息和支持。
- 收集和分析家族史（family history）和遗传模式（inheritance patterns），计算复发风险（risks of recurrence），并提供有关基因检测（genetic testing）和相关程序的信息。
- 制定、实施或协调行动计划（action plans）并将个人和家庭转诊给其他健康专业人士。
- 为其他医疗保健专业人士或公众设计和开展遗传学培训项目。
- 可能在医学遗传学（medical genetics）和遗传咨询领域进行研究。
- 斜视矫正师（Orthoptists）
- 与眼科医生（ophthalmologists）合作，通过进行专门的眼科测试（specialized eye tests）来诊断和治疗眼部疾病（eye disorders），以测量和评估患者双眼视力缺陷（defective binocular vision）或眼球异常运动。
- 开具眼部练习（eye exercises）或遮盖疗法（patching regimens）等治疗。
- 病理学助理（Pathologists’ assistants）
- 通过获取患者的病历（medical records）并安排放射学检查（radiographic examinations）来准备尸检（autopsies）。
- 在病理学家（pathologist’s）监督下准备、协助或执行尸检和手术标本检查（surgical specimen examinations）。
- 协助准备临时尸检报告。
- 解剖、检查、测量、称重和描述器官（organs）、取出组织样本（tissue samples）用于诊断目的。
从业要求 | Employment Requirements
- 医师助理（Physician assistants）
- 医师助理需要完成医师助理项目（physician assistant program）的大学学位。
- 马尼托巴省和新不伦瑞克省的医师助理需要向监管机构注册。
- 助产士（Midwives）
- 助产士需要完成助产学（midwifery）本科学位课程或其同等学历，以及一段监督实践培训（supervised practical training）。
- 新斯科舍省、新不伦瑞克省、魁北克省、安大略省、马尼托巴省、萨斯喀彻温省、阿尔伯塔省、不列颠哥伦比亚省、西北地区和努纳武特地区都要求助产士向监管机构注册。
- 基因咨询师（Genetic counsellors）
- 基因咨询师需要完成人类遗传学（human genetics）或相关学科的硕士学位。
- 需要加拿大基因咨询师委员会（Canadian Board of Genetic Counselling）的认证。
- 斜视矫正师（Orthoptists）
- 斜视矫正师需要完成斜视矫正课程的大学学位，并由加拿大斜视矫正委员会（Canadian Orthoptic Council）认证。
- 病理学助理（Pathologists’ assistants）
- 病理学助理需要完成医学实验室技术（medical laboratory technology）的大学学位，并完成病理学助理项目。
排除职业 | Exclusions
- 全科医生和家庭医生 (31102) | General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
- 医疗保健管理者 (30010) | Managers in health care (30010)
- 执业护士 (31302) | Nurse practitioners (31302)
- 其他自然疗法执业者 (32209) | Other practitioners of natural healing (32209)
- 其他健康诊断和治疗专业职业 (31209) | Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (31209)
所有职位（10个）| All Titles (10 titles)
- 首席斜视矫正师 | Chief orthoptist
- 临床斜视矫正师 | Clinical orthoptist
- 基因咨询师 | Genetic counsellor
- 持证助产士 | Licensed midwife
- 助产士 | Midwife
- 斜视矫正师 | Orthoptist
- 病理学助理 | Pathologists’ assistant
- 病理学助理 | Pathology assistant
- 医师助理 | Physician assistant
- 注册助产士 (RM) | Registered midwife (RM)
Canada National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Code: 31303
Title: Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
Type: Unit Group
Level: 5
Occupational Overview
Physician assistants and midwives provide primary health care and treatment in conjunction with physicians and in collaboration with other health professionals. Physician assistants provide a range of health services to patients delivering preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients’ health. Midwives provide full-course care to women and their babies during the pre- and post-natal period. This unit group also includes professionals, such as genetic counsellors, orthoptists and pathologists’ assistants, who work in collaboration with primary health occupations. Genetic counsellors assess individual or family risk of genetic conditions, and provide information to individuals, families and healthcare providers to promote informed choice. Orthoptists diagnose and treat binocular disorders. Pathologists’ assistants assist at autopsies and examinations of surgical specimens, or perform autopsies under a pathologist’s supervision. Physician assistants usually work under physicians in private practice, including group or team practices, hospitals and clinics. Midwives are employed in hospitals, clinics, birthing centres or in private practice. Genetic counsellors usually work in private practice, hospitals, clinics and research institutes. Orthoptists work under an ophthalmologist, particularly in private practices or clinics. Pathologists’ assistants are usually employed in hospitals and universities.
Example Titles (5 titles)
- Genetic counsellor
- Midwife
- Orthoptist
- Pathology assistant
- Physician assistant
Main Duties
- Physician assistants
- Conduct patient interviews, physical assessments and take medical histories
- Perform or order diagnostic tests and interpret results
- In consultation with a supervising physician, formulate and implement treatment plans and monitor patients’ progress
- Perform and assist in minor surgery
- Provide health maintenance education
- May participate in research activities
- May prescribe from a limited list of medications.
- Midwives
- Provide primary, full-course, care to women and their babies during pregnancy, such as physical examinations, screening and diagnostic tests to monitor the health of mother and baby and make referrals to medical specialists as required
- Manage labour and spontaneous normal deliveries
- Care for, assess and monitor the health of newborns and refer infants to appropriate medical services as required
- Provide advice and guidance regarding care for newborns and young infants.
- Genetic counsellors
- Provide information and support to families affected by or at risk of a genetic disorder
- Gather and analyze family history and inheritance patterns, calculate risks of recurrence, and provide information about genetic testing and related procedures
- Develop, implement or coordinate action plans and refer individuals and families to other health professionals
- Design and conduct genetics training programs for other healthcare professionals or the general public
- May conduct research in the field of medical genetics and genetic counselling.
- Orthoptists
- Work alongside ophthalmologists to diagnose and treat eye disorders by performing specialized eye tests to measure and assess defective binocular vision or abnormal eye movement in patients
- Prescribe treatment suchs as eye exercises or patching regimens.
- Pathologists’ assistants
- Prepare for autopsies by obtaining patients’ medical records and arranging for radiographic examinations
- Prepare, assist with or perform autopsies and surgical specimen examinations under pathologists’ supervision
- Assist with preparation of provisional autopsy report
- Dissect, examine, measure, weigh and describe organs, and remove tissue samples for diagnostic purposes.
Employment Requirements
- Physician assistants
- Physician assistants require completion of a university degree in a physician assistant program.
- Physician assistants require registration with a regulatory body in Manitoba and New Brunswick.
- Midwives
- Midwives require completion of an undergraduate university degree program in midwifery or its equivalent and a period of supervised practical training.
- Registration with a regulatory body is required for midwives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Genetic counsellors
- Genetic counsellors require completion of a master’s degree in human genetics or a related discipline.
- Certification by the Canadian Board of Genetic Counselling is required.
- Orthoptists
- Orthoptists require completion of a university degree in orthoptics and certification by the Canadian Orthoptic Council.
- Pathologists’ assistants
- Pathologists’ assistants require completion of a university degree in medical laboratory technology and completion of a pathologists’ assistant program.
Additional Information
Exclusions
- General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
- Managers in health care (30010)
- Nurse practitioners (31302)
- Other practitioners of natural healing (32209)
- Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (31209)
Occupational Classification Breakdown
| Classification Level | Category |
|---|---|
| Broad occupational category | 3 – Health occupations |
| TEER | 1 – Occupations usually require a university degree |
| Major group | 31 – Professional occupations in health |
| Sub-major group | 313 – Other professional occupations in health |
| Minor group | 3130 – Other professional occupations in health |
| Version | NOC 2021 Version 1.0 |