Emergency Management Coordinator

LCMC Health•New Orleans, LA

23h

About The Position

The Emergency Management Coordinator plans, coordinates, and monitors environment of care (EOC) and emergency management (EM) compliance activities. The role maintains required documentation and assessments, reviews regulatory requirements, conducts rounds, and reports findings and trends to EOC and EM committees and department directors. The Coordinator plans and facilitates emergency management drills and exercises with internal and external partners, develops after-action plans, and tracks corrective actions through completion. The position also participates in regulatory surveys. The work may involve working both indoors and outdoors, potentially in all types of weather, and in close quarters with others under stressful conditions. The position does not formally supervise employees.

Requirements

An associate degree or higher, or a certification in Emergency Management; an appropriate combination of education and work experience is required.
Proficiency in quality improvement processes.
Proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, to develop spreadsheets, graphs, and presentations.
Above-average written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors, potentially in all types of weather, and in close quarters with others under stressful conditions.

Responsibilities

Plan and schedule meetings, exercises, and activities to maintain EOC and EM compliance.
Collect data and prepare reports on activities, findings, and trends for EOC and EM committees.
Maintain assessments related to maintenance and construction activities, including Preconstruction, Infection Control, and Interim Life Safety Risk assessments, and monitor associated activities.
Regularly review EOC documentation to verify activities and compliance.
Stay informed about regulatory changes and assist with policy adjustments and action plans as needed.
Coordinate and conduct regular EOC and life-safety rounds; maintain documentation and report findings to department directors.
Review EM inventories as defined in policies and standard operating procedures to ensure compliance, and report surveillance activities to EOC and EM committees.
Coordinate, plan, and facilitate EM drills and exercises with outside resources, including LCMC EM, the Region Healthcare Coalition, local government emergency management, police, fire, and ambulance services.
Create after-action plans and track corrective actions through completion.
Participate in regulatory surveys, including TJC, CMS, LADH, DHH, and LASFM.