Provide emergency medical treatment, limited primary care & health protection & evacuation from a point of injury or illness.
The chief medical NCO is the principal non-commissioned officer who supervises, and performs related duties as the senior advisor to Commanders, Directors, and Chiefs of Departments and staff agencies on all matters pertaining to enlisted personnel; they perform these duties in multifunctional medical treatment facilities and medical staff activities, or in medical units formed under the Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE), or Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) concept; must be qualified in one of the following eleven MOS (68A, 68E, 68G, 68J, 68K, 68M, 68P, 68Q, 68R, 68S and 68W) at the grade MSG; must be knowledgeable in technical mission, responsibilities and operations of all medical functional activities, to include: division and higher levels of medical special, general and joint staff sections, Medical Centers, large and medium size hospitals, Medical Activities, health centers and clinics, battery, company and troop size units, and all levels of echelons for medical organizations to include all major commands; must be able to plan, coordinate and supervise activities pertaining to unit organization, training, tactical and technical operations.
Supervise para-professional medical service activities in large fixed and mobile treatment facilities; supervises and provides technical guidance within the Army Medical Department and Army Special Staff Activities.
Administer emergency medical treatment to battlefield casualties; assists with outpatient care and treatment or assists with inpatient care and treatment under the supervision of a physician, nurse, physician's assistant or a health care NCO; administers emergency and routine medical treatment to battle and non-battle casualties, assists with outpatient care and treatment and supervises field and clinical medical facilities under the supervision of a physician, nurse or physician's assistant; supervise activities of field, clinical and mobile treatment facilities.