Job Summary

This position coordinates collaborative planning and response efforts among hospitals, public health, emergency management, EMS, and other healthcare partners to build regional readiness and response capabilities. The Coordinator drives Healthcare Coalition planning, training, and information sharing under the ASPR Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) to ensure the region is equipped to respond collectively to emergencies that impact healthcare delivery and community health. The Coordinator serves as a key leader in the Healthcare Coalition, advancing planning, training, and information sharing under the ASPR Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP). The role works with internal and community partners to develop, test and operationalize emergency response plans that support our region and the statewide disaster planning activities.
The position falls within Clark County’s Program Coordinator I job classification, this position provides technical assistance to multijurisdictional partners across SW Washington and Washington state - including tribal, healthcare, and emergency management organizations.
This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and mission-driven emergency management professional to strengthen public health and healthcare system resilience in Southwest Washington.
The Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator develops and implements emergency response plans for complex public health and healthcare incidents, including disease outbreaks, pandemics, biological or radiological threats, natural disasters, cyber incidents, and mass casualty events.

The Coordinator collaborates with local, regional, tribal, and state partners to design, conduct, and evaluate training, drills, and exercises consistent with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards. They facilitate Healthcare Coalition activities by organizing meetings, maintaining workplans, and strengthening communication systems that enhance coordination and readiness across healthcare and public health partners.

This role provides technical assistance and subject matter expertise to coalition members and department staff regarding preparedness systems, tools, and resources; conducts regional communication and radio drills to ensure interoperability; contributes to department policies and plan; serves on the Clark County Public Health Incident Management Team (IMT), and ensures equity and access are integrated throughout preparedness and response planning; federal grant administration; writing and preparing reports for community partners, leadership and improvement planning; advancing projects that align with Clark County Public Health’s mission and Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) capabilities. Emergency Response Coordinators may also be deployed to assist regional or neighboring jurisdictions during emergency operations.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in emergency management, emergency response, public health, healthcare, public administration, education, or a related field, and at least one (1) year of directly applicable experience. A combination of education and relevant experience totaling five (5) years is required; one year of relevant experience may substitute for one year of education.

Relevant experience may include:

• Emergency management or healthcare preparedness
• Federal grant or program planning
• Work with local, state, or tribal government agencies
• Advancing equitable access to care through policy or planning
• Service on an Incident Management Team (IMT)
• Training development and facilitation
• Planning for or responding to public health or healthcare emergencies

All relevant experience—lived, volunteer, professional, or educational—that demonstrates the ability to perform the work will be considered.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience responding to public health emergencies and or serving on an Incident Management Team (IMT)
• Experience serving as a liaison and/or participating in healthcare coalition activities
• Convening cross-jurisdictional partnerships
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and group facilitation skills.
• Strong technical writing and response plan writing
• Developing and facilitating tabletop, functional and full-scale exercise in alignment with National Incident    Management System (NIMS) and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards.
• Completed National Incident Management System and Incident Command System training. ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS-400, ICS-700, or ICS-800 or the ability to complete the training within the first six months of hire.
• Understanding of federal emergency management standards such as The National Strategy for Health Security and the Administration of Strategic Preparedness and Response and the Healthcare Preparedness Program.
• Project management experience including planning, scheduling, monitoring, and problem solving.
• ABILITY TO:
• Analyze a variety of partner plans and identify the opportunities to develop strategies to develop coordination activities that support healthcare surge and patient movement during complex disasters.
• Develop and write clear reports, memoranda, and effective response plans that support multi-jurisdictional support and coordination.
• Create and maintain relationships with and convene cross-sector and cross-cultural partners to establish shared regional and statewide emergency response plans and build partnerships to develop and implement coordinated systems and actions to address healthcare surge during disasters and complex mass casualty events.
  • cross-sector partners may include, but are not limited to:
  • Local and regional emergency management
  • Tribal nation partners
  • Local and state public health officials and emergency coordinators
  • Washington and Oregon coalition leaders
  • Hospitals
  • Health-related organizations
  • Emergency management systems (transportation)
  • Behavioral health partners
  • Skilled nursing facilities and long-term care partners
  • Supporting agencies such as Red Cross
  • Specialty care partners
  • Incident Management Teams
  • Community based organizations representing community members experiencing disproportionate impacts during disasters and large-scale public health emergencies
• Develop and facilitate agendas to effectively develop plans, exercises and activities that advance effective response coordination and grant requirements and standards.
• Include and incorporate input and knowledge from communities who experience barriers to care, accessibility, language or impacted by exclusion in developing response plans and systems.
• Demonstrate use of good judgment and the knowledge of when to seek additional help.
• Effectively plan and coordinate with others.
• Carry out policy directives in an effective and timely manner.
• Provide support to and serve on the Clark County Public Health Incident Management Team.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, the public, policy makers, other governmental jurisdictions, contractors, community agencies and other County staff.
• Develop and facilitate training, exercises and drills to advance emergency response capabilities and staff preparedness.
• Effectively use a personal computer, Microsoft Office software, e-mail, electronic scheduling, and internet to accomplish job functions and develop systems to manage and maintain response activities.
• Respectfully and effectively work with diverse populations and individuals; and
• Work effectively in stressful and sensitive situations.
• Coordinate within the governmental public health system, healthcare system and with federal agencies and other partners on plans/policies that affect the regions’ ability to respond to and recover from disasters and health surge.
• Utilize personal computers (PC) and various software applications at an advanced level.
• Interpret and explain policies, plans, and procedures.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, other governmental jurisdictions, contractors, and other County staff
• Methods and procedures of grant development and execution.
• Experience developing and implementing continuous system improvement and evaluation practices activities.
• Adept using personal computers and MS programs, as well as Smartsheet’s and other programs to develop, track and maintain data and resources.

Examples of Duties

Salary Grade

M3.200

Salary Range

$33.87 - $47.40- per hour

Close Date

Open Until Filled

Recruiter

Irene Catherine Chrest

Email:

Irene.Chrest@clark.wa.gov

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clark County is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in employment, access, and delivery of all county services. Clark County’s Equal Employment Opportunity Plan is available at http://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/documents.

Employee Benefits and additional compensation

Clark County provides regular full-time and part-time employees with a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, vision and dental insurance, paid leave, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and long-term disability, retirement, and deferred compensation.  Some types of employees in some positions and bargaining units might have different benefits and additional compensation.  More specific benefit information for the different bargaining units can be found at https://clark.wa.gov/human-resources/employee-benefits. Also please refer to the specific bargaining unit contract for additional compensation at https://clark.wa.gov/human-resources/documents.

Retirement Information

All Clark County employees must participate in a WASHINGTON STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN (PERS, PSERS or LEOFF).Employee contributions begin the first day of work. Current contribution rates vary by plan but could range from 5% to 15% of gross pay, depending on the plan choice. 
 

For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site here: http://www.drs.wa.gov/

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