Health Care and Public Health Regional Emergency Coordinator Region ; Operations & Policy Anal

Position Title

Health Care and Public Health Regional Emergency Coordinator Region 9 (Operations & Policy Analyst
3)

07/23/2026

08/06/2026

Oregon Health Authority

$6,834 - $10,076

Employee

Health Care and Public Health Regional Emergency Coordinator Region 9 (Operations and Policy Analyst
3)

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Health Security, Preparedness and Response Program is recruiting for a Health Care and Public Health Regional Emergency Coordinator Region 9 (Operations and Policy Analyst
3).

In this vital role, you will serve as the primary OHA contact and technical advisor for advancing emergency preparedness and response systems across region 9. You will support and strengthen partnerships within regional health care coalitions—including hospitals and health systems, local public health departments, EMS, and county emergency management—ensuring coordinated planning and readiness for public health and medical emergencies.

This position plays a key role in monitoring, supporting development, and coordinating updates to local and statewide emergency plans related to hazard mitigation, preparedness, disaster response and recovery, and health care medical surge capacity. Your expertise will contribute to operational planning across public health epidemiology, laboratory services, environmental health, and immunization response.

As a technical resource and advisor, you will guide partners through best practices, planning processes, and operational improvement efforts. You may also serve on state or local incident management teams when requested, supporting Oregon’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies that impact community health.

Minimum Qualifications:

These qualifications must be reflected in your application for consideration. A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work.

OR Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification.

Note:

Relevant knowledge and experience may include work in Policy Analysis, Legislative Coordination, Operational Research and Evaluation, and Project Management.

• Experience working with hospitals and health systems, emergency management, and/or public health emergency preparedness and response fields.
• Experience working with quality improvement processes.
• Experience in project management includes planning, leading and building teams, managing timelines and budgets, and maintaining documentation.
• Excellent coalition building and facilitation skills.
• Effective, professional communication skills required to interact with federal, regional, local, state and non-governmental public health and public safety staff, management and policy-level officials.
• Excellent technical writing skills required for creating clear and understandable documents such as strategic plans and preparedness presentations.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing more years of experience and meeting more of the desired attributes.

• Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard service members (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. To protect your information and ensure correct processing, please follow the instructions for submitting your Veterans’ Preference documentation.
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We offer a workplace that balances productivity with enjoyment; promote an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. You will collaborate with a team of bright individuals to work with and learn from.

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