Senior Program Manager, Emergency Preparedness and Site Safety

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Job Summary

Reports to the Director of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity and the entity-based Senior Leadership, with oversight and support from the MGB Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer, MGB Vice President of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity, and other key entity and system leaders. Serves as the local senior representative of the system-level Emergency Preparedness team managing the planning, coordination, maintenance, and updating of the CDH Emergency Preparedness and Continuity Program at CDH. Coordinates program resources to ensure the Emergency Operations and Continuity Plans and associated policies and procedures are updated annually. Leads the hospital’s annual Hazard Vulnerability Analysis (HVA). Leads the hospital's disaster training and exercise program, creating an annual training and exercise plan that is appropriate for the results of the annual HVA.

Leads hospital emergency response activities (including Hospital Incident Command System activations) for response to events that threaten hospital operations. Ensures maintenance and testing of the Employee Alert System for the entity. Leads internal and external committees, working groups, and agencies regarding Emergency Preparedness and Continuity. Investigates, researches, and makes recommendations regarding best practices with respect to Emergency Preparedness and Continuity. Responsible for ensuring that all Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services standards for Emergency Preparedness are known and being met. Responsible for ensuring entity departments and programs effectively ensure the safety and well-being of patients, staff, and visitors by preventing accidents, promoting a safe work environment, and ensuring compliance with applicable safety regulations.

We are a flexible and dynamic program with the need for a self-starting individual that can independently manage any of the number of preparedness or response efforts identified by departmental leadership. Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed? Please apply anyway! As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community. The Senior Program Manager will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

Program Management
• Serves as a leader managing all aspects of a variety of Emergency Preparedness projects, assuming leadership responsibility for all aspects of multiple projects simultaneously.  Manages and oversees the implementation and on-going education of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) throughout the organization.  Leads committees responsible for identifying/developing specific needs associated with various emergency scenarios for external events (ex: trauma, bio-terrorism, cyber-attack, chemical, nuclear) and internal events (ex: IT downtimes, fire, weather, damaged utilities, etc.). 
•Leads Emergency Preparedness committee and sub-committee meetings.  With Director and other personnel, leads development of strategic vision for Emergency Management program.  Develops project plans and timelines for accomplishing outstanding tasks.  Identifies inconsistencies among plans and addresses as necessary.  Identifies systems and operational problems and proposes solutions.  Works to build consensus when departmental response plans diverge.
•Oversees and participates in processes to ensure all departments have current information regarding Joint Commission and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Emergency Management standards and that the entity maintains compliance. 
•Investigates and researches best practices with respect to Emergency Preparedness.  Attends seminars; benchmarks with other institutions; and obtains resource material for review.
•Implements, monitors and oversees annual program management framework to ensure critical tasks are completed on time.  Includes execution of an annual Hazard Vulnerability Analysis, ongoing training and exercise program, annual and ad hoc Emergency Operations Plan updates and other tasks.
•Cultivates relationships with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to ensure active involvement in EP and Continuity programs.
•Plays a leadership role supporting the entity Hospital Incident Command System groups when activated as eme