4A0 Air Force

- identifies duties and tasks required to perform each AF job - identifies qualifications to perform in an AF specialty

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- identifies functional area

medical service field

- indicates health care support

specifies career field family

shows career field subdivision

Health Service Management

skill level

Health Services Management Helper

Health Service Apprentice

Health Service Management Journeyman (A1C-SSgt)

Health Service Management Craftsman (SSgt-MSgt)

Health Services Management Superintendent SMSgt

indicates your specific AF Specialty

successful

- A1C or above - Have 12 months Enlisted Specialty on "5" skill level tests - Complete CDCs - Perform STS/JQS for "5" skill level - Have supervisor's recommendation - Receive Commader's approval

- SSgt or above - 12 months of EST in 7 level tasks - Perform tasks indicated in the STS/JQS for a7 skill level - Complete 4A071 CDC - Have your supervisor's recommedation - Receive Commander's approval

- SMSgt or above - Complete Sr. NCO Academy (SNCOA) in residence (AD Personnel) - Have supervisor's recommendation - Receive commander's approval

indicates positions associated w/particular equipment or function w/in an AFS

indicates ability, skill, special qualification, or system designator (ex: instructors have a T)

duties that are further broken down

- Prepares - Coordinates - Files - Transcribes

- supervisor - administrator - oversees - establishes - referral services

- manager - accuracy - completeness - compliance

enable medically fit forces, provide expeditionary medics, and improve the health of all we serve to meet our Nation's needs

Trusted Care, Anywhere

1. Readiness 2. Better Care 3. Better Health 4. Best Value

- maintain medically ready airman - ensure well trained, well-equipped, and current medics

- provide safe care - deliver quality care - promote positive patient experiences and outcomes

- Encourage healthy behavior - enhance resiliency and human performance - reduce illness and injury

- Ensure appropriate utilization of people and resources - effective management of the AFMS enterprise

- Medical centers - Medical hospitals - Medical clinic

- have most major specialties - serves as a referral center - accepts patients on a worldwide basis - most have trauma emergency rooms - has all or most of the ancillary services (ex: lab, radiology, pharmacy, or nutritional medicine)

1. provides both inpatient care and outpatient care 2. accepts patients locally 3. has all or some of the ancillary services

1. freestanding facility 2.provides only outpatient and ancillary services 3. primary mission is to treat 4. liited specialty care 5. usually supported by local community hospitals or centers

1. medical wing 2. medical groups 3. medical squadrons

1. 59th Medical Wing @ Lackland, TX 2. 79th Medical Wing @ Andrews, Washington D.C.

- most common designation for medical facilities - 500 + personnel assigned

- found at small hospitals and clinicals - 250-500 personnel

Air Force Occupational Safety & Health

comprehensive and aggressive program to protect AF personnel from work-related deaths, injuries, and occupational illnesses. Includes safety, fire prevention, and health related activities.

all military and civilian personnel working in USAF treatment facilities

medical facility manager

MTF Commander

at least monthly

meeting minutes

primary cause of accidents

1. Application of Engineering Principles 2. Education and Training 3. Enforcement of Safety Standards

involves physical controlling of the work situation to minimize physical hazards

involves safety training in specific practices and skills

some people are "accidents waiting to happen" bc the fail to comply w/ accepted safety standards

supervisor

facility manager

fastest and most effective way to take care of safety hazards

form used to report hazards made available to all personnel

responsible for the prevention and treatment of dental disease - Clincial Dentistry Flight - Dental Lab Flight - Dental Support Flight

supports operational AF by enhancing health of its people, ensuring a fit force, preventing disease and injury, protecting the environment, and anticipating medical contingencies - Flight Medical Wellness - Health and wellness flight - Public health flight - Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight

contains majority of outpatient clinics w/in MTF - Medical services flight (family practice clinic, dermatology) - Surgical Service Flight (surgery clinic) - Maternal / Childcare Flight ( OB/GYN clinic, pediatric clinic)

provides support for MTF 1. Medical Logistics Flight (4A1 personnel) 2.Personnel and Admin Flight (4A0 personnel) 3. Medical Info Systems (4A0 personnel) 4. TRICARE Ops. Patient Admin. Flight (TOPA) (4A0 personnel) 5. Resource Management Flight (4A0 personnel) 6. Medical Readiness Flight (4A0 personnel)

- overall responsibility for all activities of mtf - establish an exec. committee as a governing body

- Officer - Assists commander

- cc selects best qualified medical senior NCO - most likely enlisted

- officer appointed to manage personnel and resources w/in their squadron

- appointed by squadron commander - best qualified

- highest ranking NCO of a work section or office

no formal medical department

- establishment military medicine - appointed dr. church as director

reorganized hospital department into 1 central medical organization

medical technician were not specifically trained

- introduced female nurses to department

hospital department was renamed to the Army medical department of 1887

Formal training foe enlisted medical personnel was established

combat casualties outnumbered disease casualties

Aeromedical evacuation of casualties became common practice

Congress enacted the National Security Act of 1947 Established the DoD

AF's bday!!

Air Force General No. 35 established a medical service

USAF Medical Service began to build its hospital facilities

First airborne 36-bed medical unit was procured

Congress passed the Dependent Medical Care Act

Advances in aeromedical evaluation, less deaths