Ranks and Expectations

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Ranks and Expectations

 

Specialist; 3rd Grade: You’re new to the crew. You’ve been trained in the basics of combat life saving and that’s all that’s expected of you. This is a probationary rank meant to be shed quickly. In the field you are a first responder; your job is to plug holes and keep an injured patient alive. You operate as a combat lifesaver, not a one-man field hospital. If complications occur, you do your best. Responsible for hemorrhage, airway and breathing management. Ship-side, you’re an intern, and you work with and learn from your superiors. You’re allowed and expected to make mistakes. Display competence, confidence and cooperation and you’ll move up.

 

Specialist; Second Grade: You’ve gotten your feet wet and your hands dirty. This is the point where you’re a full blooded Medic. In the field you’re expected to handle the most common of injuries inflicted by gunfire, plasma, shrapnel and arachnid alike. Not only are you tasked with saving lives but you’re expected to continue to provide care for casualties in the field. Fluid Resuscitation, hypovolemia and shock management are further included in your skill set. Additionally, opioids and other Schedule IV substances now enter your suite of equipment and you’re expected to know the time and place for them.

 

Second Specialists supervise Third Specialists, coaching them until their skills  have crystallized and they’re able to handle casualties quickly, efficiently and professionally.

 

Ship-side; You’re to learn the basics of healthcare management from your superiors, learning to administer over the counter drugs to handle basic ailments aboard the ship and in the field. Sitting in and assisting in surgical procedures and healthcare appointments is encouraged.

 

Take charge in educating Third Specialists, continue to perform your in-field duties skillfully and show initiative in functioning as a general healthcare provider and you will flourish.

 

Specialist; Junior Grade: You’ve stuck around long enough to start to crust around the edges. You’re now the backbone of the medical detachment. In the field you’re expected to treat a kitchen sink of injuries and their complications with autonomy, expertise and expedience. A more comprehensive conglomeration of of drugs have been added to your kit, use them appropriately to manage trauma. Additionally management of head, neck and spinal trauma, as well as surgical correction of fractures and other bone trauma. You must be intimately aware of the strengths and weaknesses of medics subordinate to you. In the field you’re in charge of organizing and tasking them with managing casualties that match their skill set. You’re the final word on who’s to be MEDEVAC’d or returned to combat.

 

Ship-side; You function as an NCO. You have full authority to promote Third Specialists to Second as long as they’re up to snuff. Keep in mind, their failures will be considered your failures. Your duties to the detachment involve supervising Junior Staff, maintaining their skill set and providing them with the tools and knowledge to effectively do their duties. As a healthcare provider you maintain the everyday health of the entirety of the ship and are expected to perform physicals, immunizations, psychological counseling and dental check ups as needed. You may specialize in surgery, dentistry, General Practice and Mental health respectively, but being proficient in all four will be noticed and encouraged. Certifications as a BT Technician, Pharmacist and Junior Surgeon are encouraged.

 

Prove your worth as a medic, soldier, NCO and you’ll be bumped up into a senior position.

 

Specialist; Senior Grade: Seniority is a blessing and a curse, you’re turning grey and people look to you for answers. In the field you establish and organize triage operations as needed, and are tasked with long term casualty healthcare, otherwise your in field duties are similar to a Specialist- just held to a higher standard, you’re a salty veteran now, show it. Ship-side your duties are more specific and administrative; You’re tasked with maintaining the quality of the detachment, by running (at minimum) bi-weekly education and refresher courses. Furthermore you are expected to have a reachable knowledge of a specialization of your choosing; Surgery, General Practice, Pharmacy or Mental Health. Certification and Proficiency in BT installation is a must. Additionally you Mentor and train Specialists, grooming them for positions in leadership. Lastly you’re to provide specialty healthcare to marauders and MIPOD as needed.

 

Autonomy in education, innovation and leadership will result in commendation. Keep your skills, wits and scalpel sharp, we’ll need more Medics like you.

 

Specialist; Master Grade: You’re the cream of the crop, you can walk the walk and talk the talk. As a master in the field of combat medicine you are expected to have an inexhaustible understanding of combat casualty care, you don’t read the book, you write it. You must be well versed in every facet of healthcare, capable of treating traumas physical, mental, fictions, and anomalous. Your worth comes from your wealth of experience and you are expected to share this with the detachment. As a member of the detachment leadership, you report only to the Technical Sergeant(or other CMO). In their absence you and your fellow Masters function as the de facto leadership of the detachment. You’re responsible for editing and maintaining the medical curriculum, developing new medical materials and research through FFRL, and in the selection and preparation of Senior Medical Staff. You are permitted to accept applicants to the Detachment as well. You’re it until I die or find someone better.

 

An act of god, impromptu evisceration and death of your Chief Medical Officer will result in an election for a Master Specialist to replace them, that is unless a successor has been pre-approved and selected.

 

*Ranks and Expectations are subject to impromptu change based on in field circumstances and can be changed based on the needs of Fleet, Infantry and the Detachment.

 

Edited July 25, 2019 by hewhogrillsbears