Emergency Management Staff

Position Summary

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.

Duties of an Emergency Management Staff may include the following but are not limited to:

• 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.

Qualifications

Required:  

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.  

• In Lieu of a Bachelor's Degree, an Associate's Degree with at least 5 years of experience in healthcare-related field to include emergency preparedness, safety and/or regulatory compliance.

   

• 3-5 years of current experience in 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. 

Preferred:   

• 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.

Please Note: Verification of degree (e.g., diploma or official transcript) is required for this role. Upload of documentation must be included with your application for consideration.

Special Notes:   Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

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