Emergency Management

Job Description - Emergency Management Staff (2600563)

Emergency Management Staff

The Emergency Management department manages a comprehensive program for the hospital which provides education, training, regulatory compliance, and incident/disaster response to protect the health and safety of staff, patients, and visitors.

Assists in the coordination and implementation of emergency management standards to facilitate a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Assists in coordinating education and exercises within the healthcare environment to ensure an organized response during a disaster. Responsibilities include the integration of emergency management regulatory compliance and participation in incident response.

• Assist in the development and maintenance of emergency plans and procedures for disasters identified in the hospital HVA/ risk analysis.
• Collaborate with the emergency management team in the creation, development, education, training, and implementation of disaster plans that are in alignment with state and other regulatory agencies.
• Support education and training needs assessments and work collaboratively with staff development representatives to create, implement, and review safety/ regulatory education and training requirements/ programs related to Emerging Infectious Diseases, Hazardous Material Decontamination, weather related emergencies, and mass casualty incidents
• Assist in tracking and testing of all disaster-related equipment.
  
  Collect, review, track, and input data required by local, state, and federal entities which are consistent with the facility’s policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with emergency management partners/ stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.
• Support and participate in a schedule of training and exercises to practice/ test the emergency plans within the hospital, and also with partners in community or statewide exercises
• Document the results of exercises in after action reports to improve the facility’s emergency operations plan and response activities.
• Perform assigned incident command role during drills, exercises, and real word emergencies. Assist in the completion of grant deliverables for hospital preparedness.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree, an Associate’s Degree with at least 5 years of experience in a healthcare-related field to include emergency preparedness, safety and/or regulatory compliance.
• 3-5 years of current experience in a healthcare-related field to include emergency preparedness, safety and/or regulatory compliance.
• Educational background and certifications related to healthcare emergency management.
• Familiarity with healthcare emergency preparedness, including security, safety, HAZMAT, OSHA, NIMS, HICS, HVA, CMS, and hospital accreditation body (e.g., TJC, DNV-GL) related criteria.
• Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 700, and 800.

• Degree in Emergency Management or a related field.
• Hazmat for Healthcare Certified.
• Experience in conducting drills and exercises.
• Clinical experience as pre-hospital or hospital clinician.

Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

This position will remain posted until filled or for a maximum of 90 days. An initial review of all applicants will occur two weeks from the posting date. Candidates are advised that for full consideration, applications must be received before the initial review date (which is within two weeks of the posting date).

If within the initial review no candidate was selected to fill the position posted, additional applications will be considered for the posted position; however, the posting will close once a finalist is identified, and at minimum, two weeks after the initial posting date. Please note that if no candidate was identified…