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12-509-1040

Name

Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team Leader

Status

Published

Version

1.5

Updated

10/15/2020 11:52:19 AM

Original Release

03/04/2008

Last Major Release

10/15/2020

NQS Position

Resource Category

Medical and Public Health

Primary Core Capability

Public Health, Healthcare, and Emergency Medical Services

Secondary Core Capability

Situational Assessment

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team Leader serves as the team leader and coordinates Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment team activities

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team Leader: 1. Serves as the team leader 2. Assists in collection and relay of information 3. Facilitates the communication of information within the Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team 4. Coordinates Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment team activities within an Incident Command System (ICS) 5. Serves as lead for communication with external agencies

Type 1

The Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team Leader: 1. Serves as the team leader 2. Assists in collection and relay of information 3. Facilitates the communication of information within the Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team 4. Coordinates Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment team activities within an Incident Command System (ICS) 5. Serves as lead for communication with external agencies

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Bachelor’s degree

Training

Not Specified

Type 1

Completion of the following: 1. IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 2. IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 3. ICS-300: Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents 4. ICS-400: Advanced Incident Command System for Command and General Staff – Complex Incidents 5. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 6. IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction 7. Training in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness 8. Training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection 9. Training in accordance with OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens 10. Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training (minimum four hours)

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Five years of leadership experience (including report writing, managing teams, and familiarity with federal and state reporting systems) in a medical or public health setting such as a hospital, health system, agency, health department, or service commensurate with the mission assignment

Physical/Medical Fitness

1. PPE is mission-specific and may vary by working environment, including protective footwear, protective clothing for skin exposures, eye and hearing protection, respirators, gloves, and masks. 2. The NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Moderate 2. Is able to work while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) 3. Maintains immunizations in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended adult immunization schedule for the United States of America

Currency

Provider must carry out and use any background checks as applicable law specifies. This may include a background check completed within past 12 months; sex-offender registry check; and a local, state, and a local, state, and national criminal history.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Functions as a team leader, within the medical or public health field, during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill, or simulation at least once every two years 2. Immunizations up-to-date and commensurate with mission assignment 3. Background checks as applicable law permits or requires

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Not Specified

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment

1192

Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 509: Public Health and Medical Systems Assessment Team
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS), November 2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Immunization Recommendations for Disaster Responders
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 1910.120: Hazardous Materials Awareness, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.134: Respiratory Protection, latest edition adopted
OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910.1030: Bloodborne Pathogens, latest edition adopted

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.5	10/15/2020 11:52:19 AM	PDF
1.4	1/4/2019 4:24:45 PM	PDF
1.3	9/28/2018 5:14:31 PM	PDF
1.2	11/7/2017 5:40:00 PM	PDF
1.1	4/8/2014 6:55:02 PM	Unavailable
1.0	1/22/2014 1:20:21 PM	Unavailable