Health/Medical Preparedness Coordinator

Starting Compensation:

$50,356.80/Annually

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Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY

• The core responsibilities include direct administrative support to the County Health Advisory Council (CHAC).

• The position is responsible for the development and maintenance of a County Health and Medical Preparedness Plan to ensure preparedness for health and medical emergencies that impact the County.

• This position provides relevant information, data, and summary assessments to the Commissioners on emerging health threats.

• Prepares information regarding community health and medical threats and has frequent interaction with other County department personnel, County Health Systems, medical providers, law enforcement, emergency services, veterinarians, the coroner, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. 

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• The Health and Medical Coordinator reports to the Emergency Management/HAZMAT Operations Manager.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provide administrative support to the County Health Advisory Council (CHAC), including drafting press releases and following Sunshine Law requirements, and coordinating meetings under Council leadership and County Commissioners—managing agendas, minutes, correspondence, and research to support health and medical planning, training, and exercise activities

• Completes, evaluates, maintains, and updates as appropriate the Lancaster County Health and Medical Preparedness Plan, in accordance with Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Accreditation standards.

• Maintains the Health and Medical Emergency Operations Plan and all Annexes.

• Coordinates and leads Lancaster County preparedness initiatives for public health and medical events and emergencies.

• Serves as the chairperson of Lancaster County’s Safety Committee; leads the monthly safety committee meetings, prepares and distributes agendas and minutes to the committee, work with the County’s insurance representative to ensure compliance with workplace standards, leads improvement of safety initiatives and Accident and Illness Improvement Plan (AIPP).

• Develops and implements effective strategies to disseminate health and medical preparedness information to the community and key stakeholders for integration into the County Crisis Communications Plan.

• Designs and plans exercises, using HSEEP methodology, to test the efficiency of all Health and Medical Preparedness plans in accordance with the 15 CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities.

• In consultation with the PA Department of Health and local medical organizations, maintains awareness of investigations regarding communicable and infectious diseases; provides updates on the investigations to the Director of Emergency Management and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners in the form of situation reports and presentations.

• Maintains awareness of animal and human disease prevalence in Lancaster County.

• Develops training materials to help educate the public and facilitate participation in health and medical preparedness initiatives.

• Participates in emergency mitigation and prevention programs with State agencies, local municipalities, and community organizations.

• Attends community meetings and special events to keep current on local health and medical preparedness issues and concerns in the community, providing technical advice when appropriate.

• Assists with the incorporation of health and medical functions into training and exercise design (POD, sheltering, testing sites, etc.)

• Maintains currency in advancements in the health and medical field and accurately projects the impacts of these changes on health and medical preparedness.

• Is the primary liaison to multiple Health & Medical State, regional, and local organizations, and committees.

• Serves as an on-call Emergency Management Duty Officer within the rotation schedule and performs the duties and responsibilities of this position.

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