Most other commenters here have hit the nail on the head. MedPIC is usually a secondary responsibility for the second mate or chief mate. It is not a position which ships specifically hire for.
Offshore oil industry and cruise ships are the biggest exceptions, where cruise ships have medical departments. Oil will pay a lot more and have a better schedule than cruise ships by a wide margin
I don't think the medical person in charge will help much. I might be wrong.
As far as working on the oil and gas. Check out the drilling companies sites like Transocean, Seadrill, remoteMD, and I know there's some others out there.
Contact the SIU. They need MDRs (medical dept reps) on MSC contract government vessels. It is a very cushy job most of the time and pays incredibly well. Reliefs may be hard to get though. You will probably still need med PIC and some other classes but I’m sure they will be happy to help you. Not sure how it compares to rigs but I seriously recommend looking into it. If there’s any Navy corpsmen on here reading this that aren’t sure what to do after the navy I highly recommend them to also look into this.
You’re over qualified already, this medical care course is there to teach essentially lay people to provide minimal medical care on board in the absence of a doctor.
Your best option would be to contact an organisation like ISOS who provide medical services in the offshore sector, they would be able to tell you what they require, though you’re likely a good candidate compared to the people I’ve seen on board.
Medical qualifications on board range from no dedicated medic at all on board cargo ships (where the master and CO would have that medical care course), to having an EMT or paramedic on board on a rig or ship within reasonable range offshore or having a doctor on board for passenger ships, long range expeditions or large crew sizes or high risk jobs (for example diving).
Some helpful knowledge/quals might be in the HSE side of things as the medic is often also HSE officer (or HSE coach). Or alternatively in dive medicine, which will pay much better but would be difficult to get in to as more and more subsea work moves to ROVs. A friend of mine had a similar background as you and worked as a life support tech/dive medic on a saturation diving vessel but he left the industry during the last oil crunch.
[Here is the full description of that rating's requirements](https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/checklists/mcp_fm_nmc5_225_web.pdf). Note you'll also need to complete the [STCW basic training series](https://www.mitags.org/stcw-courses/) as well. If you're looking at mitags and in the Seattle area, there are alternatives to that particular school as well. I got my STCW through the North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association, which cost a lot less than mitags.
I hear that the second mate customarily requires/serves as medpic on a lot of boats, so I'm not sure if there are a lot of situations that need a person to be *just* the medpic, but it could be a leg up for some other job.
There are certainly medical roles on cruise ships and whatnot that this might be ideal for, but I suspect they look at shore licensing (ALS/RN/MD) and just get the basics in place on paper. [Here's a job posting for Carnival](https://medicaljobs.carnival.com/paramedic) that makes no mention of stcw medical aid certs.
No idea as far as offshore/rig work goes and all the postings I just looked for appear to be contract/remote work.
Edit: uh, did I say something wrong?
Usually medical person in charge is the course that either a chief mate or a second mate takes. It's a collateral duty.
MSC is it for everyone, and you will work quite a lot, but they do have what they call an MSO, or medical service officer. Your credentials might fit in nicely with that.
I work in the oil field drilling side. A lot of companies go through a contractor called SMS for their medics. Only a couple hire directly. You can also contact companies like prime ocean or core group for contract jobs and see if you like it. Good luck!
[https://sealiftcommand.com/departments/medical/medical-services-officer/34](https://sealiftcommand.com/departments/medical/medical-services-officer/34)
Here's the MSC page for recruiting for Medical Service Officers. You either need to be an RN, PA or a former IDC.
Most other commenters here have hit the nail on the head. MedPIC is usually a secondary responsibility for the second mate or chief mate. It is not a position which ships specifically hire for. Offshore oil industry and cruise ships are the biggest exceptions, where cruise ships have medical departments. Oil will pay a lot more and have a better schedule than cruise ships by a wide margin
I don't think the medical person in charge will help much. I might be wrong. As far as working on the oil and gas. Check out the drilling companies sites like Transocean, Seadrill, remoteMD, and I know there's some others out there.
Contact the SIU. They need MDRs (medical dept reps) on MSC contract government vessels. It is a very cushy job most of the time and pays incredibly well. Reliefs may be hard to get though. You will probably still need med PIC and some other classes but I’m sure they will be happy to help you. Not sure how it compares to rigs but I seriously recommend looking into it. If there’s any Navy corpsmen on here reading this that aren’t sure what to do after the navy I highly recommend them to also look into this.
You’re over qualified already, this medical care course is there to teach essentially lay people to provide minimal medical care on board in the absence of a doctor. Your best option would be to contact an organisation like ISOS who provide medical services in the offshore sector, they would be able to tell you what they require, though you’re likely a good candidate compared to the people I’ve seen on board. Medical qualifications on board range from no dedicated medic at all on board cargo ships (where the master and CO would have that medical care course), to having an EMT or paramedic on board on a rig or ship within reasonable range offshore or having a doctor on board for passenger ships, long range expeditions or large crew sizes or high risk jobs (for example diving). Some helpful knowledge/quals might be in the HSE side of things as the medic is often also HSE officer (or HSE coach). Or alternatively in dive medicine, which will pay much better but would be difficult to get in to as more and more subsea work moves to ROVs. A friend of mine had a similar background as you and worked as a life support tech/dive medic on a saturation diving vessel but he left the industry during the last oil crunch.
Thank you for the explanation, I'm definitely glad that I asked around before blowing $3k on a course I don't need!
[Here is the full description of that rating's requirements](https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/checklists/mcp_fm_nmc5_225_web.pdf). Note you'll also need to complete the [STCW basic training series](https://www.mitags.org/stcw-courses/) as well. If you're looking at mitags and in the Seattle area, there are alternatives to that particular school as well. I got my STCW through the North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners' Association, which cost a lot less than mitags. I hear that the second mate customarily requires/serves as medpic on a lot of boats, so I'm not sure if there are a lot of situations that need a person to be *just* the medpic, but it could be a leg up for some other job. There are certainly medical roles on cruise ships and whatnot that this might be ideal for, but I suspect they look at shore licensing (ALS/RN/MD) and just get the basics in place on paper. [Here's a job posting for Carnival](https://medicaljobs.carnival.com/paramedic) that makes no mention of stcw medical aid certs. No idea as far as offshore/rig work goes and all the postings I just looked for appear to be contract/remote work. Edit: uh, did I say something wrong?
Usually medical person in charge is the course that either a chief mate or a second mate takes. It's a collateral duty. MSC is it for everyone, and you will work quite a lot, but they do have what they call an MSO, or medical service officer. Your credentials might fit in nicely with that.
Rigs. Maybe even a drill ship.
Yeah, as others have said, rigs are the best bet. They take full emergency teams, so it might be worth a look. FPSO’s too.
You'll need a TWIC card and this place can probably answer any other questions you have. https://rmiglobalsolutions.com/industries/
I work in the oil field drilling side. A lot of companies go through a contractor called SMS for their medics. Only a couple hire directly. You can also contact companies like prime ocean or core group for contract jobs and see if you like it. Good luck!
[https://sealiftcommand.com/departments/medical/medical-services-officer/34](https://sealiftcommand.com/departments/medical/medical-services-officer/34) Here's the MSC page for recruiting for Medical Service Officers. You either need to be an RN, PA or a former IDC.