Posted by Lieutenant Tandra Mika (Counselor) in Side sim: Another Posting, Another Switch, Another Captain (TAG McBride)

Posted by Captain Jonathan McBride (CO, USS Centurion) in Side sim: Another Posting, Another Switch, Another Captain (TAG McBride)

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McBride nodded slowly. “Well, expect a massive learning curve then. There are between twenty and thirty thousand officers and crew stationed between the surface, orbital platform and the Centurion. Obviously you’re not the only Starfleet mental health professional on staff, but it means you have an actual department to run, rather than the standard team even a large starship might use. What will your strategy be for making this shift?” he asked curiously.

Captain McBride, Starfleet CO

“That’s… A lot of people,” Mika muttered. No! That wasn’t helping this captain’s view of her, she was sure. She needed a real plan. “Well… I’ve run a medical department before, so I’ll assume it’s like that but bigger. I’ll look at the current case load and then at the specializations of my staff to make sure that patients are matched with the counselor that can best help them. I need to review caseload numbers to make sure no one is overwhelmed. Then I want to coordinate with the colonial psychiatry head so we can determine how we can work together and best serve everyone.”

~ Lt Mika, CNS

He nodded again. “We have a special arrangement with Sacred Heart Hospital, so Starfleet officers can access health services there. However we’re trying to not overburden the civilian services and handle what we can here at the Complex. We’re going to be increasing the medical space and turning the first aid room into a proper, if small, infirmary. I can make sure there is dedicated office space for you and your staff to have the appointment you need to.”

McBride went quiet again, considering the officer before him. “I’m going to be honest, Lieutenant, I’m a tad concerned. Your record speaks of someone who can’t stay put for very long. I don’t know the reasons for it, but here on Oed it’s not going to work. I can’t have someone on my senior staff managing a contingent this large who only intends to stick around a few months. We need someone willing to be here for a lot longer, who is really to roll up their sleeves and get to work, because as it stands Starfleet is losing the game of public perception and we could really use people who want to help us fix that.”

Captain McBride, Starfleet CO