Emergency Management Coordinator

Experience a rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:

• Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
• Teamwork toward our common goal - providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better
• An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization

Responsible for the development, design, training, implementation, and oversight of all Mercyhealth emergency preparedness programs, protocols, and procedures in conjunction with the Mercyhealth System wide Emergency Management Manager. Ensures the development, maintenance, and implementation of the emergency management programs to comply/ meet with all Illinois and Wisconsin State Rules and Regulations, Joint Commission, CMS, and all applicable requirements. Ensures compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes annual Hospital Hazard Vulnerability Analysis with community and Mercyhealth facility partners as identified, all Wisconsin and Illinois State Rules and Regulations, Joint Commission, CMS, and all applicable regulatory and potential grant requirements and system deliverables.
• Develops training and drills and advises all community, state, and system partners in all areas of emergency preparedness and needed protocols and response procedures.
• Serves as Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.
• Responsible to inspect, evaluate, and oversee the development, training and compliance of all appropriate emergency management plans and materials as identified by regulatory agencies and Mercyhealth.
• Conducts periodic reviews of all emergency management plans and appendices of / for stakeholders and assesses related response equipment to satisfy needs, maintain serviceability, and for compliance with regulatory standards and reports non-compliance and/or hazardous conditions to appropriate leadership and recommends remedial action and Incident Action Plans (IAP) as appropriate.
• Conducts investigations, critiques, hot washes, reviews, AARs, forms, and IAPs of emergency management events as needed (drills or actual events).
• Develops, implements and evaluates needed emergency management training programs as defined by need, HVA, regulatory, or and potential grant requirements that may arise and maintains records and oversees ongoing processes to completion.
• Develop, designs, trains, and implements needed emergency management response drills, exercises (tabletop, functional, etc.) to meet HVA needs and regulatory requirements ( at least twice a year) (with at least one functional event annually).
• Develops and participates in an on-call response program as need for emergency management response.
• Develops and implements emergency management programs as well as needed policies and procedures that address need to respond to multiple emergency situations and address needs to improve /maintain overall emergency preparedness.
• Develops and maintains detailed emergency response plans, appendices, charts, incident command programs and training records. Keeps up-to-date on current federal, state, and local legislation, regulationchanges, changes to code and manuals and maintains knowledge of current and emerging issues and trends in emergency preparedness and response.
• Chairs and coordinates Mercyhealth Emergency Preparedness Committee and completes all reports (monthly, quarterly and annual reports) for the Emergency Management needs of the appropriate committee. Attends all meetings as appropriate and needed.
• Responsible for all Joint Commission Emergency Management Chapter requirements to include reporting, planning, developing, and implementation, and PPR and /or similar tracking program preparation for Mercyhealth Joint Commission and CMS requirements and leads / participates as Joint Commission Emergency Management Chapter Champion / environment of Care for Wisconsin and works with the System Wide Emergency Management Team for ongoing preparation and regulatory compliance.
• Works in close partnership with the system wide Mercyhealth Emergency Management team, EMS, Nursing, Administration, and all other related units, departments, professions across the Mercyhealth Organizational structure.

Education and Experience

High School diploma or equivalent
2 years Emergency Management experience required.
Previous healthcare experience preferred.
Completion of ICS100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800 coursework preferred.

Within 6 months:
*Hazardous Materials Awareness and Coordination training
*Hospital Incident Command training
*Hospital Emergency Response training

Within 1 year
*Joint Commission EM Preparedness Course
*ICS 300, 400 course completion and train the trainer
*IS; 120, 130, 195, 200, 235c, 240, 241, 242, 244, 393, 546
*ICS 700, 702, 703a, 800
*HSEEP Training

Within 2 years
*Identified Federal Emergency Management Agency training
*Hospital Incident Command System (ICS) training at Aniston
*Acquire state specific professional emergency management designation (IL- Illinois Professional Emergency Manager (IPEM) & WI- Wisconsin Emergency Manager Certification)
*Pediatric Preparedness Training
*AWR-232 Mass Fatality

Certification and Licensure

For those driving Mercyhealth vehicles:
Maintain a valid driver's license.
Have and maintain an acceptable driving record per Mercyhealth's HR.100 Fleet and Driver Safety policy.

For those driving their personal vehicles:
Maintain a valid driver's license and reliable transportation with proof of vehicle insurance when requested.
Have and maintain an acceptable driving record per Mercyhealth's HR.100 Fleet and Driver Safety policy.

Skills and Abilities
Must live within 60 miles of primary Mercyhealth Campus
Must have effective communication skills (oral and written) and present in public forums
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Must be able to work independently and within group/team setting
Must be available to attend out of area trainings / conferences (occasionally)
Must be able to project manage and prioritize tasks

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.