Coordinator-Emergency Management and Business Continuity

Indiana University Health System•Bedford, KS

About The Position

The Emergency Management and Business Continuity Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and implementing emergency management and business continuity programs for hospitals, outpatient care clinics, and laboratory facilities. This role manages critical tasks across all phases of emergency management, including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The coordinator ensures the successful completion of emergency management activities by overseeing planning, organization, resource management, training, exercises, and continuous improvement efforts. They also oversee business continuity planning activities for assigned facilities and coordinate the use of emergency mass notification systems. Additionally, the coordinator is responsible for acquiring and managing emergency management resources and assets, including maintaining inventories of equipment and supplies. They represent assigned IU Health facilities in emergency preparedness activities and collaborate with organizations such as city and county emergency management agencies, county health departments, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), and other local healthcare organizations. The role also includes facilitating regular IU Health Emergency Management and Business Continuity Subcommittee meetings. Success in this position is achieved through collaboration, cooperative decision-making, and the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities across assigned facilities.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED is required.
3-5 years of relevant experience.
Emergency Management, Business Continuity or Public Safety experience is required.
ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-700, ICS-800 required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
ICS-300 and ICS-400 preferred.
Computer software program proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and implement emergency management and business continuity programs for hospitals, outpatient care clinics, and laboratory facilities.
Manage critical tasks across all phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Oversee planning, organization, resource management, training, exercises, and continuous improvement efforts for emergency management activities.
Oversee business continuity planning activities for assigned facilities.
Coordinate the use of emergency mass notification systems.
Acquire and manage emergency management resources and assets, including maintaining inventories of equipment and supplies.
Represent assigned IU Health facilities in emergency preparedness activities.
Collaborate with external organizations such as city and county emergency management agencies, county health departments, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), and other local healthcare organizations.
Facilitate regular IU Health Emergency Management and Business Continuity Subcommittee meetings.
Achieve success through collaboration, cooperative decision-making, and the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities.