Guest ash913 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I just moved to Texas last year, and I have a question regarding PA jobs in Emergency Rooms. I was told by friends working at two different hospitals in the North Texas area, that PAs only handle Fast Track and Physicians take care of the Main ER. I was wondering if this is true for ALL hospitals and PAs working ERs in Texas? I am from NY and there, PAs and Physicians rotate between Main ER and Fast Track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 10, 2010 Moderator Share Posted May 10, 2010 the er at bowie memorial is staffed 24/7 by pa's. there is also an er in beaumont which has 24/7 pa staffing in main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXPA23 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 PLENTY of ERs in Texas that have PAs throughout the department. In fact, there are a lot of critical access ERs in rural Texas that only have a PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isahpop Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I've shadowed in two trauma I hospitals. In one the PA's only did fast track...in the other, they did it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahopeful Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 In the last 5 yeas, I have worked in 3 ERs in the DFW area and I have worked in both main and fast track in all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinchs03 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I am currently a Physician Record Assistant (Scribe) at Harris Methodist in Ft. Worth, TX. The ED at HMFW does not use PAs. However I trained at Dallas and Plano Presbyterian hospital and out there, they had PAs in the "Fast Track" only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireguy Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 old thread... The Questcare group use the PAs kinda like residents. You see and manage your own patients, and when you ahve a working diagnosis and plan, you present to the attending physician. They bless off on it and you dispo the patient. You see whatever is in the rack next. ACLS, STEMI, CHF, overdose, asthma etc. We only go to the fast track when we are either really slow and looking for something to do, or the dept is stopped up due to nursing or admit holds and we are looking for something to do... And then it is a grab a chart and staff with the FT attending then back to main er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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