BUMEDINST 6550.9B Policy and Guidance for Sick Call Screener Program

Question 1

What instruction is the guidance for sick call screener program?

Answer 1

BUMEDINST 6550.9B

Question 2

Who has priority enrollment into the SCSP?

Answer 2

Individual Augmentees

and those within 180 days of transferring to an operational command

Question 3

How many hours of supervised clinical in-service training must a sickcall screener receive annually?

Answer 3

8 hours

Question 4

Who is responsible for developing and distributing a standardized SCSP curriculum?

Answer 4

Navy Medicine Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education Command (NAVMED MPT and E)

Question 5

What are the requirements of the sick call screener program director?

Answer 5

Have to be a Medical Officer, PA, NP at or above the paygrade O-3

Question 6

What are the requirements of the sickcall screener manager?

Answer 6

Must be a MO, PA, NP or IDC paygrade E-7 or above (E6 can do it if none of the above are available)

Question 7

What are the requirements of the sickcall screener supervisor?

Answer 7

Must be a MO, PA, NP or IDC

Question 8

Before a patient leaves, who must concurrently review and cosign every treatment entry pertaining to a patient seen by a sickcall screener?

Answer 8

Sickcall Screener Supervisor

Question 9

A pulse above what rate requires a SCS to immediately refer to a medical officer?

Answer 9

120

Question 10

What Respiratory rate requires a SCS to immediate refer to a medical officer?

Answer 10

above 28, less than 12

Question 11

What blood pressure values require a SCS to immediately refer to the medical officer?

Answer 11

SBP > 180 mmHg

DBP > 100 mmHg