Eric F Flores

Provide Emergency Room coverage in rural critical access hospital while also providing support for in-patients after hours and weekends when on duty.

Business manager, scheduler, public relations and active practicing physician assistant at all hospitals with active agreements for medical staffing, mostly Emergency Room coverage.

• Susan B Allen Hospital, El Dorado, KS Feb 2024 to present

• Satanta District Hospital, Satanta, KS January 2015 to August 2015

• South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center, Arkansas City, KS since January 2016 to present

•Coffey County Hospital, Burlington, KS since April 2019 to Dec 2023

Worked full-time in Emergency Department of busy 25 bed critical care access hospital for nearly 17 years, responsible for PA scheduling, peer review, PA employment interviews, physician liaison and PA student preceptor.

Locum tenem work as physician assistant providing coverage of rural health clinic, ER coverage, hospital inpatient rounding, Long Term Care Unit visits and on-call services while providing relief for local physicians needing time-off to visit family in Philippines. Typically, would provide coverage 4-6 weeks per year, up to 8-10 weeks over this 7 year working relationship. Worked when able to take time off from FT commitment at NMRMC.

Worked at both St Francis and St Joseph campus in main Emergency Departments with board certified Emergency Room Physicians and also provided coverage in Urgent Care of ED. Worked mostly on weekends and as needed while maintaining FT status at NMRMC.

Worked with Trauma and Critical Care Specialists, covering Level I and Level II traumas, managing new admits and rounding and following patients till ready for discharge. Hospital rounding of patients in SICU, MICU, Med/Surg, PICU and Peds Intermediate while managing new trauma admits through the ER. Performed chest tube insertions, intracranial bolt catheters, radial arterial lines, assisted trauma surgeons with bedside procedures using endoscopy with PEG tube placement, cricothyrotomy and first assist with exploratory lap of penetrating abdominal injuries. Worked mostly weekends and prn while maintaining FT status at NMRMC.

Worked for Physician group covering Emergency Room services at Wesley Medical Center. Worked mainly in Urgent Care department of ER, would collaborate with ER Physicians if needed due to patient requiring higher level of care or services. Worked mainly weekends and as needed while maintaining FT status at NMRMC.

Received direct commission as 2nd lieutenant after completing Physician Assistant school and served as Battalion Surgeon of 2-137th Infantry with Kansas Army National Guard. Responsible for educating medics, in charge of medical readiness, physicals, sick call and medical support during annual training and mobilizations. Resigned as 0-3 Captain in May 2005 due to civilian commitments, received, honorable discharge.