Emergency Management Coordinator

UVA Health•Charlottesville, VA

9d•$70,000 - $79,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Emergency Management Coordinator assists with preparedness, response, and recovery for planned and unplanned events that affect UVA Medical Center operations, helping ensure continuous and safe medical care for patients, employees, and guests. The role coordinates institutional emergency management projects and operations, supports the Medical Center Incident Command Team, and helps maintain operational readiness in an office requiring 24/7 attention. This position is based fully on-site in Charlottesville, Virginia. The coordinator may need to staff after-hours events and work evenings, nights, or weekends occasionally, including during severe weather or when staffing a command post or emergency operations center. The role requires an innovative, collaborative professional able to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced, high-workload environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in emergency management or a related discipline.
One year of full-time emergency management-related experience.
Obtain IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 certificates within the first 60 days of employment.
Obtain Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) certification within the first eighteen months of employment.
Commence attendance at the National Emergency Management Basic Academy, IS-2200, G0191, and E/L/G2300 within the first twelve months of employment.
Ability to work evenings and weekends occasionally and staff after-hours events as needed.
Ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced, high-workload environment.
Ability to bend and lift over 50 pounds.
Ability to travel some distance occasionally to attend meetings and programs.
Candidates requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in emergency management or a related discipline.
Three years of full-time emergency management experience.
Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) or Certified Emergency Management (CEM) certification.
Experience in higher education healthcare emergency management.
Experience with Veoci software.
Valid Virginia driver's license.
Ability to adjust to a changing environment, manage competing and shifting priorities and deadlines, and maintain strong attention to detail.
Ability to foster an environment of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with and lead cross-functional teams and departments across the Medical Center and University to prepare for planned and unplanned disruptions.
Develop, review, and revise emergency procedures, including the Red Book, Emergency Operations Plan, and other resources.
Participate in emergency response to unplanned incidents.
Facilitate recovery efforts to return operations to normal.
Use findings from after-action reviews to revise and improve plans.
Maintain communication readiness for internal and external operations.
Coordinate institutional emergency management projects, operations, and response.
Use the UVA Alerts and Veoci software systems.
Help develop and staff an ICS-structured Medical Center Incident Command Team capable of operating 24/7 under the direction of an Incident Commander and staff.
Conduct employee and staff outreach and education.
Maintain understanding of Joint Commission Standards related to Emergency Management and incorporate them into plans.
Participate in evening, night, and weekend work as required, including during severe weather and when staffing a command post or emergency operations center.
Perform other duties as assigned.