Senior Emergency Medical Services Coordinator

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Emergency Management Department is seeking a Senior Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Coordinator to join our team in the Riverside office. In this role, the Senior EMS Coordinator will oversee the development, coordination, and delivery of hospital and pre-hospital care, monitoring performance metrics and overseeing the emergency communication systems and implementation. 

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provide technical supervision for EMS personnel; assign and review the work of subordinates and provide guidance and direction to them.

• Develop quality assessment and improvement criteria to monitor EMS activities; develop and implement data collection systems for analyzing and assessing the effectiveness of pre-hospital and trauma care.

• Develop budget recommendations concerning which line items need to be increased or decreased; monitor the budget through expense/revenue reports; track expenditures for programs and identify potential budget issues.

• Assist in the development of EMS pre-hospital policies and procedures.

• Audit EMS reports and investigate incident reports to identify quality of care issues, recommending alternative solutions to problems.

• Conduct site visits for pre-hospital providers, trauma centers, base, and receiving hospitals; provide staff services to assigned EMS committees.

• Assist EMS or Public Health staff by interpreting policies, procedures, laws, and regulations pertaining to EMS.

• Review and evaluate suitability of EMS and disaster response training and continuing education programs to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.

• Serve as a liaison between public health and medical system stakeholders and the Department of Public Health.

• Oversee the development, implementation and monitoring of the Medical Health Operational Area Coordination (MHOAC) Duty Officer Program.

• Ensure that public health and medical emergency response plans, policies and procedures are coordinated with County and city emergency management programs, first responders, schools, and other community partners.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Who may apply?

This recruitment is open to all applicants.
 
For questions regarding this recruitment:
 
Contact the recruiter, Mary Miller, at or via email at with any questions regarding this recruitment. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• OPTION I

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California and possession of a valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association or REMSA approved equivalent. Experience: Three years as a Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital setting, one year of which must have been in an emergency department or as a Disaster Coordinator. OPTION II:

Certificate: Possession of a Paramedic License and possession of a valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association or REMSA approved equivalent. Experience: Five years as a Paramedic. OPTION III:

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public health, allied health, nursing, emergency management, or other related field. Additional qualifying experience may substitute up to a maximum of two years for the required education on the basis of one year of experience being equal to 30 semester or 45 quarter units of college. Experience: Three years in an emergency medical setting or public health/medical emergency management setting, at least one year of which included responsibility for implementing and monitoring an emergency medical services program (e.g., emergency ambulance service, health department or hospital emergency management program). OPTION IV:

• Certificate: Possession of a Paramedic License and possession of a valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association or REMSA approved equivalent
• Experience: One year as an Emergency Medical Services Coordinator or Emergency Services Coordinator or equivalent with the County of Riverside

** Proof of degree/education, Paramedic License, RN License, and a:

valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association or REMSA-approved equivalent must be uploaded and provided at the time of application, or your application will be considered incomplete.**:

Other Requirements:

• License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for County of Riverside is Martin Rivera.