Emergency Preparedness Educator-Advanced; DOH​/PHD

Posting Details

THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE.

$24.16 - $36.24 Hourly
$50,248 - $75,372 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C6

The Northwest Region of the New Mexico Department of Health encompasses seven counties:
San Juan, McKinley, Cibola, Sandoval, Valencia, Torrance, and Bernalillo. This region includes a dynamic mix of urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities, offering a unique and rewarding environment for public health professionals committed to equity, service, and innovation.

Working in the Northwest Region means joining a collaborative, mission-driven team focused on improving health outcomes, advancing health equity, and strengthening partnerships across some of the most culturally rich and diverse areas in New Mexico.

This position exists to ensure the New Mexico Department of Health is prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies in the West Region. The Emergency Preparedness Specialist provides critical leadership in aligning regional planning with state and federal emergency preparedness requirements. The role ensures that communities, hospitals, and health systems have the resources, training, and coordinated plans necessary to respond to emergencies such as pandemics, bio-terrorism events, natural disasters, and mass casualty incidents.

By supporting compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and federal preparedness guidelines, this position safeguards the health and safety of New Mexicans and strengthens the resiliency of the region’s public health infrastructure.

• Develop, revise, and maintain regional public health and health system emergency operations plans in alignment with DOH and State All Hazard Emergency Operations Plans.
• Plan, implement, and facilitate training and exercises for staff, health care partners, and community groups.
• Lead and participate in drills and after-action reviews to ensure readiness, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a liaison between DOH and regional partners, including emergency managers, hospitals, first responders, volunteer groups, municipalities, and state/federal agencies.
• Provide technical expertise on public health emergency management and response.
• Support NIMS compliance and ensure integration of federal preparedness requirements at the regional level.
• Assist with continuity of operations planning, medical surge, mass prophylaxis, shelter-in-place, volunteer management, fatality management, and communications interoperability.
• Prepare professional reports, programmatic guidelines, and grant-related documentation.
• Represent the Department of Health in local and regional emergency preparedness coalitions and task forces.
• Ensuring the Regions public health offices are up to date and trained on region safety plans.

• New Mexico residents who rely on a prepared and resilient public health system during emergencies.
• Regional healthcare systems, hospitals, and clinics that depend on coordinated response planning and training.
• Local municipalities, emergency managers, and first responders who require strong partnerships with public health for an integrated response.
• The New Mexico Department of Health and Bureau of Health Emergency Management, ensuring state and federal compliance and alignment with strategic priorities.
• The NW Region Public Health Offices- ensuring their emergency response plans, and safety plans are current and routinely discussed with staff throughout the NW Region.

The ideal candidate is a highly skilled and motivated professional with demonstrated experience in emergency management and public health preparedness. They are:

• Experienced in designing, evaluating, and participating in exercises of emergency operations plans and procedures.
• Knowledgeable about federal and state emergency preparedness programs, NIMS, and all-hazard planning requirements.
• Strong in communication and collaboration, with the ability to build trusted relationships with diverse partners including hospitals, community…