POD Command Staff

Lesson 2: Positions With Direct Staff

Logistics Unit Deputy

The Logistics Unit Deputy is responsible for providing facilities, services, staff resources and material in support of the incident.

After the set up of the POD is complete the Logistics unit deputy will transition from being singly responsible for logistics activities to expanding their responsibilities for certain operational or planning activities such as supervising mental health, translators, first aid and/or paperwork collection at different phases during the operation at the POD.

Logistics is in charge of procuring food and water for staff at the clinic. In a large event this means communicating these needs to the POD Manager so they can communicate with the All POD Coordinator at the Emergency Operations Center.

They can be identified by the ORANGE vest they are wearing

Equipment/Supplies – Keep track of all Equipment and Supplies sent to the POD and responds to requests for additional supplies.

Equipment/Supplies staff should take inventory of everything that was sent to the POD by the Health Department along with anything that may be owned by the facility. After the POD is over all non-consumable items should be inventoried at the end of the clinic in order to know what needs to be replaced. Ideally, each box of supplies will have a completed inventory list. In a large, sudden emergency, this may not happen. Each work station is responsible for inventorying all items at their station and noting all supplies used at the end of the shift.

First Aid – Staff are on hand at every POD “Just in Case”.

First Aid staff are staff who have been trained to render First Aid in an emergency. These may be Ambulance staff, volunteers from Medical Centers and Clinics, or Red Cross trained staff.

Paperwork Collection – May hand out or collect forms from patients at the entrance and exit of the POD.

Paperwork Collection staff are used if the POD is doing Medical Screening via a form. The forms will need to be distributed at the beginning of the process and collected at the end. Medical Screening forms SHOULD NEVER leave the premises. These will serve as the only records that the Health Department has in case patients should need to be contacted.

Inventory Control– Keep track of all medication or vaccine supplies at the POD.

Inventory Control staff are in charge of making sure that medications do not run out at any POD location. If the POD is running low they will inform their Lead and this information will travel up the chain of command so that the POD Manager may direct the Logistics Chief to order more medication. This person would assure medications or vaccines are maintained under the correct temperatures (ie: refrigeration or ice coolers).

Translators – Communicators for those who speak other languages.

Translators are staff who can communicate to patients in more than one language. If there is not an available Translator for a specific lanuage there will also be a phone number given for a Translation service.

Runners – Staff in the POD who can direct patients, relieve other staff, get supplies, etc.

Runners are the arms and legs of the POD. They are used for sending messages, getting supplies, patient line control, and temporary staff for relieving another staff member on a break. These staff may be assigned a staging area or roam throughout the POD. Make sure they are easily recognizable - there are orange vests provided in your POD-in-a-Box specifically for this purpose.

Mental Health – Are on hand for mentally incapacitated, agitated, disruptive patients and stressed out staff.

Mental Health are staff who have been trained to deal with patients who are mentally and/or emotionally challenged, disruptive, and/or intoxicated. They are also equipped to assist staff who are stressed from responding to the emergency.

POD Command Staff

Lesson 2: Positions With Direct Staff

Logistics Unit Deputy

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