Ems Regional Coordinator; Administrator Ii

Introduction

The Maryland Emergency Medical Services (EMS) System is a coordinated statewide network that includes volunteer and career EMS clinicians, medical and nursing personnel, communications, transportation systems, trauma and specialty care centers and emergency departments. The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) oversees and coordinates all components of the statewide EMS system in accordance with Maryland statute and regulation. This includes planning, operations, evaluation, and research.

MIEMSS provides leadership and medical direction, conducts and supports EMS educational programs, operates and maintains a statewide communications system, designates trauma and specialty centers, licenses and regulates commercial ambulance services, and participates in EMS-related public education and prevention programs. MIEMSS is seeking an EMS Regional Coordinator.

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653 W. Pratt Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201

The Region III EMS Coordinator is the primary representative of MIEMSS at the regional level for MIEMSS Region III, coordinating a multi-county system of emergency medical services. The coordinator provides programmatic, administrative and analytical support to the Regional EMS Advisory Council, and serves as a resource/consultant to county governments and local agencies in the planning and operation of EMS. This position serves as the primary MIEMSS liaison to their region s Hospital Emergency Departments, and works to enhance EMS and Hospital collaboration within the region.

The Region III EMS Coordinator is designated as an emergency-essential employee and is on-call 24/7 to respond to significant events and support the agencies Incident Management Support Team (IMST). Accordingly, the Region III Coordinator must reside within MIEMSS Region III and be licensed as a Nationally Registered Paramedic. Position Duties include but are not limited to:

• Serves as an expert consultant on technical and strategic EMS policy, delivery, and evaluation issues to the various components of the regional EMS system.
• Develops and presents recommendations concerning improvements to delivering and evaluating emergency medical services to EMS system stakeholders and agency leadership.
• Cultivates relationships with regional EMS system leaders and stakeholders to leverage local expertise to further agency objectives.
• Represents the agency s interests at meetings of organizations related to the delivery of pre-hospital emergency medical services programs.
• Serves as an adviser and provides support to the Regional EMS Advisory Council.
• Manages EMS systems projects with state-wide significance as assigned.
• Develops, validates, and implements methodologies for analyzing the regional Emergency Medical Services system and advises jurisdictional EMS leaders on EMS system performance analysis.
• Conducts, or assists in the conduct of, surveys and/or inspections to validate jurisdictional or health care facility compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and standards.
• Proposes, designs, plans and directs the development and implementation of new and emerging emergency medical services programs.
• Provides EMS jurisdiction with technical advice on analysis and evaluation research related to use, delivery, quality and cost of EMS programs.
• Cultivates relationships with Emergency Department hospital leaders and stakeholders to enhance collaboration and further agency objectives.
• Serves as a 24/7 on-call member of the agency s Incident Management Support Team to respond to significant incidents and other emergencies as directed by the Administrator on Call.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Experience:
  
  Five years of administrative staff or professional work.
• Notes:
• 1. Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
• 2. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
• 3. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
• 4. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• One year of experience developing, implementing, or evaluating healthcare or emergency medical service programs.
• Experience serving in a leadership role in a public safety Fire/EMS agency.
• Certified…