Regional Emergency Coordinator Regions 3 and 5 (Lane, Coos, Douglas, Curry, Josephine, and Jackson counties)

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Health Security, Preparedness and Response (HSPR) in Portland, OR is recruiting for a Regional Emergency Coordinator which will serve as the primary OHA emergency preparedness and response contact to the SW Oregon Healthcare Preparedness Organization, which includes hospital & health systems, emergency medical services (EMS), public health and county emergency management for Lane, Coos, Douglas, Curry, Josephine, and Jackson counties (Regions 3 & 5) in Oregon.

As the health care Regional Emergency Coordinator, you will provide direct emergency preparedness planning, response and recovery technical assistance expertise to the regional health care coalition comprised of hospitals and health care systems, EMS, emergency management and local public health. . You will manage, plan, create, direct and implement overall workplans, budgets, strategic plans, goals and objectives to meet grant requirements for the assigned regions and healthcare coalitions. In addition, you will create procedures, processes and guidelines for partners to successfully implement programs; develop standards for planning efforts; document standards and policies; and prepare and monitor coalition budget expenditures.

In this position, you will develop and implement local emergency communication plans to integrate area and statewide communications activities; identify hard-to-reach/underserved populations; and develop communication strategies to ensure these populations will be reached in the event of an emergency. You will organize and implement coalition preparedness assessment processes to develop peer-to-peer technical assistance capacity; assist regional coalitions to establish mutual aid agreements; arrange for training and exercise, host and facilitate high-level area preparedness presentations and build partnerships to strengthen the area coalition. This position supports and maximizes distance learning and teleconferencing opportunities related to public health emergency preparedness.

NOTE: This position will be expected to complete the following Incident Command System (ICS) courses within 180-days of hire and be willing to attend other ICS courses as directed: ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, and ICS-400.

The public health division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

We offer full medical, vision and dental benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 10 paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you are skilled in emergency preparedness with outreach and coalition building experience, apply today.

Requested Skills

·        Minimum requirements: A bachelor's degree in emergency preparedness, public health or a degree related to emergency preparedness AND four years of professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning experience related to emergency preparedness; OR any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning experience related to emergency preparedness.

·        Experience working with hospitals and health systems, emergency management, and/or public health emergency preparedness and response fields.

·        Experience working with quality improvement processes.

·        Experience in project management which includes planning, leading and building teams, managing timelines and budgets, and maintaining documentation.

·        Excellent coalition building and facilitation skills.

·        Effective, professional communication skills required to interact with federal, regional, local, state and non-governmental public health and public safety staff, management and policy-level officials.

·        Excellent technical writing skills required for creating clear and understandable documents such as strategic plans and preparedness presentations.

·        Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Adobe Acrobat, HTML and distance learning technology.

·        Experience in internet connectivity and associated software, hardware, and communication components is desired.

·        Experience with broadcast faxing, paging systems, and cellular phone systems is also desired.

·        Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment

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Cyndi Phipps-Roman

503-569-0066