1. Receive appointment, briefing, and appropriate 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.
4. Document all key activities, actions, and decisions in an Operational Log (HICS Form 214) on a continual basis.
5. Identify patient receiving area and implement patient triage procedures with designated locations for patients with Immediate, Delayed, Minor and Expectant needs.
6. Appoint Casualty Care Unit team members and complete the Branch Assignment List (HICS Form 204).
7. Brief team members on current situation, incident objectives and strategy; outline team action plan and designate time for next briefing.
8. Brief Casualty Care Unit team members on current status:
• Triage
• Immediate
• Delayed
• Minor
• Expectant
9. Assist with establishment of treatment areas in additional/new locations if necessary.
10. Instruct all Casualty Care Unit team members to begin patient priority assessment and to designate those eligible for early discharge.
11. Assess problems and treatment needs in each area; coordinate the staffing and supplies between each area to meet needs.
12. Meet with Medical Care Branch Director to discuss medical care plan of action and staffing in all treatment areas.
13. Receive, coordinate, and forward requests for personnel to the Labor Pool & Credentialing Unit and supplies to the Supply Unit. Report requests to the Medical Care Branch Director.
14. 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. Meet regularly with Operations Section Chief for status reports, and relay important information to team.
2. Continue coordinating needed facility support services.
3. Continue coordination of rapid care and disposition of patients.
4. Ensure patient records and documentation are being prepared correctly and collected.
5. Ensure patient care is being prioritized effectively when altered care (austere) standards of practice are implemented.
6. Ensure that the mass fatality plan is being effectively implemented and the following is
addressed:
• Family notification (with law enforcement and medical examiner/coroner assistance)
• Family support center
• Safe and respectful storage
• Security
• Proper handling of personal effects
• Evidence preservation/chain of custody
• Documentation
• Integration with medical examiner/coroner/law enforcement
7. Ensure your physical readiness through proper nutrition, water intake, rest, and stress management techniques.
8. Advise Medical Care Branch Director immediately of any operational issue you are not able to correct or resolve.
