Senior Disaster Services Analyst

Position: SENIOR DISASTER SERVICES ANALYST
EXAM NUMBER: Y1515H

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

First Day of Filing:
February 29, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Until needs of the department are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

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Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to supportive housing.

MISSION:

To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

DEFINITION:

Conducts a wide range of studies and analyses of disaster services and emergency preparedness programs and plans.

Plans, organizes, reviews, and prioritizes program objectives to support disaster preparedness in the medical and health sectors of Los Angeles County.

Works independently with minimal oversight on assignments and projects.

Assists in identifying and analyzing problems and complaints relating to disaster and emergency systems and recommends solutions to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.

Analyzes and interprets legislative proposals relating to emergency/disaster management systems and recommends amendments as needed.

Provides assistance to County departments on the development, coordination, and evaluation of building and facility evacuation and training programs.

Prepares and maintains emergency/disaster procedures manuals and assists in preparing educational materials and programs.

Gathers data needed to respond to correspondence or prepares reports requiring specialized knowledge of the County emergency/disaster and disaster services system.

Supervises a work unit of program specialists responsible for ongoing emergency/disaster preparedness programs and planning in a large County department as needed.

Leads or assists with the design and evaluation of emergency management drills and exercises as needed.

Collaborates with partners from other County agencies, other Counties, State, Federal and non-governmental entities as needed.

Coordinates, schedules, and convenes various meetings necessary to achieve program goals.

Maintains and monitors various program metrics and provides guidance as needed to ensure program compliance.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS:

Three (3) years of highly responsible administrative
* or staff experience dealing with the data collection, analysis, and evaluation of organizations, system and procedures, or programs. One (1) year of the required experience must have been in a disaster or emergency services program*.

* Administrative Capacity in the County of Los Angeles is defined as:
Experience at the level of independent responsibility for assignments of complex difficulty analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, budget, personnel information services, programs, facilities planning, materials management, and general management.

Job duty examples for complex difficulty include but are not limited to:

* Conducts comprehensive risk assessments and evaluation of vulnerabilities and capabilities.

* Develop and/or analyze emergency response plans, policies and procedures.

* Collaborate with stakeholders from multiple sectors across local, county, state, or federal level to coordinate disaster preparedness activities, including training exercises, functional or large-scale drills, and tabletop exercises.

* Provide support, expertise and guidance to stakeholders on best practices for disaster preparedness, response and recovery in a real incident.  

* Participate in the development of comprehensive contract agreements that provide clear guidelines and expectations to awardees to ensure grant funds are used to promote their disaster preparedness.

* Develop and maintain a compliance program that includes tracking, monitoring, and auditing assets and program deliverables to ensure fiduciary responsibility.

Staff Capacity in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: work performed to assist and support administration by doing research, analysis, and…