1. Receive appointment, briefing, and appropriate forms and materials from the Medical Care Branch Director.
2. Read this entire Job Action Sheet and review incident management team chart (HICS Form 207). Put on position identification.
3. Notify your usual supervisor of your HICS assignment.
Document all key activities, actions, and decisions in an Operational Log (HICS Form 214) on a continual basis.
4. Appoint Inpatient Unit team members and complete the Branch Assignment List (HICS Form 204).
5. Brief Unit members on current situation, incident objectives and strategy; outline Unit action plan; and designate time for next briefing.
6. Assist with establishment of inpatient care areas in additional/new locations as necessary.
7. Instruct Inpatient Unit team members to begin patient priority assessment and to designate those eligible for early discharge; initiate discharges at the direction of the Incident Commander and in coordination with the Medical Care Branch Director, according to the Emergency Operations Plan.
8. Assess critical issues and treatment needs in inpatient care areas; coordinate the staffing and supplies between each area to meet needs.
9. Regularly meet with Medical Care Branch Director to discuss medical care plan of action and staffing in all inpatient care areas.
10. Coordinate with Situation Unit Leader/Bed Tracking Manager for bed availability and tracking, as appropriate.
Receive, coordinate, and forward requests for personnel and supplies to the Medical Care Branch Director.
11. Document all communications (internal and external) on an Incident Message Form (HICS Form 213). Provide a copy of the Incident Message Form to the Documentation Unit.
Ongoing Duties:
1. Continue coordination of rapid care and disposition of patients.
2. Ensure patient records are being prepared correctly and collected.
3. Ensure patient care is being prioritized effectively when austere conditions are present.
4. Ensure your physical readiness through proper nutrition, water intake, rest, and stress management techniques.
5. Advise Medical Care Branch Director immediately of any operational issue you are not able to correct or resolve.
6. Assess environmental services (housekeeping) needs in all inpatient care areas; contact Environmental Services Unit Leader for assistance.
7. Report equipment and supply needs to Medical Branch Director and Support Branch Director of Supply Unit Leader, as appropriate.
8. Ensure staff health and safety issues are being addressed; resolve with Medical Care Branch Director and Employee Health and Well-Being Unit Leader, when appropriate.
9. Develop and submit an action plan to Medical Care Branch Director when requested.
10. Ensure that patient status and location information is being regularly submitted to the Patient Tracking Manager.
11. In collaboration with the Medical Care Branch Director, prioritize and coordinate patient transfers to other hospitals with the Logistics Section’s Support Branch Director or Transportation Unit Leader, as appropriate.
12. Upon shift change, brief your replacement on the situation, ongoing operations, issues and other relevant incident information.
