Topic - NHICS: Nursing Home Incident Command System Operational Leadership Workshop

Course overview

Title: NHICS - Nursing Home Incident Command System Operational Leadership Workshop Learner Objectives: 1. Describe the principles, Organizational structure, and operational concepts of the National Healthcare incident Command System (NHCIS), including its relationship to the National Incident Management Sustem (NIMS) and the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS). 2.Apply NHICS principles to establish command, coordinate resources, and support operatioanal decision-making during healthcare incidents involving individual facilities, healthcare systems, and regional response partners. 3. Demonstrate the integration of NHIC into healthcare emergency management through scenario-based application, strengthening coordination, communication, and operational effectiveness across the healthcare continuum.