Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Specialist

HealthPartners is hiring an Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Specialist. As an Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Specialist for HealthPartners, you will use your knowledge, skills and experience within the business continuity and emergency management domain to meet our care delivery and plan group needs and ensure that care and business operations continue to the greatest extent possible during a critical incident.  You will play a key role in developing and refining emergency preparedness and business continuity strategies and processes at HealthPartners so that the organization remains proactive, resilient, and safe. 

The Specialist is a key process lead on the Emergency Management and Business Continuity team and supports emergency management functions within the HealthPartners organization.  The Specialist reports to the Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Manager.

The Specialist is responsible for implementing a comprehensive emergency management program to ensure an all-hazard, system-aligned approach to preparedness and response involving emergencies and disasters. The colleague designs and manages activities to build, sustain, and improve HealthPartners’ capability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazard impacts. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

  •  A bachelor's degree in a related field and/or five years of related experience with healthcare project / program management, emergency management, business continuity, and/or workplace violence prevention.

  • Experience with emergency preparedness / management and business continuity programs and project management.

• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with great attention to detail and accuracy, including the ability to interact with all levels of leadership.

  • Proven project management skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize concurrent tasks.

  • Strong critical thinking skills to ensure response and recovery strategies are effective, efficient and provide value.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, multi-task, and prioritize deadlines.

  • Workplace Violence Prevention in healthcare setting principles and program management.

  • Working knowledge of industry standards, or the ability to learn them, in areas including, but not limited to:

    • FEMA

    • IAEM

    • DRI

    • TJC

    • CMS

    • Minnesota Department of Health

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

  • Experience with mass notification software.

  • Experience working within the business continuity and incident management domains.

• Licensure/ Registration/ Certification:

  • CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional) certification preferred.
  • FEMA Certified in IC 100, 200, 300, 400 and 800.
  • State/federal certification in Emergency Management/Preparedness such Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), or certification in healthcare emergency preparedness, such as from the Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP)

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) / Business Continuity Planning (BCP)

  • Emergency Management cycle and process improvement within the emergency management profession.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:  

1. (15%) – Emergency Preparedness Awareness, Training, and Communication:  create and manage a training strategy to educate staff and essential partners of t