Emergency Preparedness/Safety Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and update emergency preparedness plans, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct hazard vulnerability assessments risk assessments, and after-action reports to identify gaps and improve preparedness strategies.
• Coordinate and lead full-scale emergency preparedness drills, tabletop exercises, simulations, and training exercises.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local emergency management regulations.
• Serve as the primary liaison with local emergency management, emergency response agencies, local public health officials, and community partners.
• Provide guidance and training to staff on emergency protocols and procedures.
• Support incident response efforts and continuity of operations planning.
• Evaluate and improve preparedness and response programs based on lessons learned
• Attend scheduled Regional Emergency Preparedness meetings.
• Chair the hospital’s Emergency Preparedness Committee.
• Coordinate response and recovery efforts during actual emergencies, including communication, documentation, and resource deployment.
• Participate in CCMH Committees as assigned.

 

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

 

Professional Requirements:

• Complete annual education
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all
• Report to work on time and as
• Wear identification while on
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all
• Comply with all organizational
• Conduct oneself as a professional in accordance with PRIDE
• Ability to work well under pressure and respond quickly to emergency situations.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in emergency management, public safety, environmental health, or other related field.
• FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) Certifications 100, 200, 300, 700, 800, 2200.
• Experience in emergency preparedness, safety compliance, or risk management.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• May require availability during events, nights, weekends, and holidays in the event of an emergency.

Organizational/Core Competencies:

• Exceed
• Exceed Customer
• Grow Team
• Increase Market
• Exceed Budget
• Strengthen, Build, and Leverage Community