Course Description

The Hospital Incident Command System Training will provide an overview of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) and the operation of the Hospital Command Center (HCC) during emergency and non-emergency situations.

OBJECTIVES
•Describe the role, responsibility and command considerations for the following:
         –Operations Section
         –Planning Section
         –Logistics Section
         –Finance and Administration Section
•Discuss command staff identification
•Discuss the importance of building a command staff
•Describe function and design of the Job Action Sheet (JAS)
•Describe the purpose and how to use the incident response guide
•Discuss the importance of integration with unified command, and the healthcare system
•Discuss issues related with managing simultaneous events