| Chief Medical Officer The Chief Medical Officer is responsible for the physical health of the entire crew, but does more than patch up injured crewmembers. Her function is to ensure that they do not get sick or injured to begin with, and to this end monitors their health and conditioning with regular check ups. If necessary, the Chief Medical Officer can remove anyone from duty, even the commanding officer. Besides this she is available to provide medical advice to any individual who requests it. Additionally the Chief is also responsible for all aspects of the medical deck, such as the Medical labs, Surgical suites and Dentistry's. She also is a department head and a member of the Senior Staff and responsible for all the crewmembers in her/his department and duty rosters. Assistant Chief Medical Officer A starship or facility has numerous personnel aboard, and thus the Chief Medical Officer cannot be expect to do all the work required. The Assistant Chief Medical Officer assists Chief in all areas, such as administration, and application of medical care. Medical Officer A Medical Officer undertakes the majority of the work aboard the ship/facility, examining the crew, and administering medical care under the instruction of the Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Chief Medical Officer. Medical Officers also run the other Medical areas not directly overseen by the Chief Medical Officer. Head Nurse The Head Nurse oversees all the Nurses currently aboard. Ensuring they are assigned to task and working as required in their area. Additionally the Head nurse performs the normal duties of the nurse, assisting the Duty Medical Officer in sickbay. Nurse Nurses are trained in basic medical care, and are capable of dealing with less serious medical cases. In more serious matters the nurse assist the medical officer in the examination and administration of medical care, be this injecting required drugs, or simply assuring the injured party that they will be ok. The Nurses also maintain the medical wards, overseeing the patients and ensuring they are receiving medication and care as instructed by the Medical Officer. EMH Two EMH programs are currently available, the longer term Mark II and the short term Mark I. Developed to act as the Chief Medical Officer as and when required, this program can also be activated to provide additional assistance to the real Chief Medical Officer. The EMH is programmed with all current medical knowledge and has the ability to learn as required. Additionally the EMH can take on any other medical role as required by the ship/facility. Counselor Because of their training in psychology, technically the ships'/facility's Counselor is considered part of Starfleet Medical. The Counselor is responsible both for advising the Commanding Officer in dealing with other people and races, and in helping crewmembers with personal, psychological, and emotional problems. The Counselor is technically under the authority of the Chief Medical Officer, however the ships Counselor is considered a separate entity and a member of the Senior Staff. Physician's Mate The Physician's Mate trains and supervises Medical crewmen in departmental operations, repairs, and protocols; maintains duty assignments for all Medical personnel; leads triage and emergency medical efforts when necessary; co-ordinates all personnel cross-trained in emergency medical operations; and is qualified to temporarily act as Chief Medical Officer (except where surgical procedures must be performed) if so ordered. The Physician's Mate reports to the Chief Medical Officer. |
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