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About the position
The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Emergency Medical Services Quality Improvement & Education Coordinator in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division of the Fire Department! In this role, you will have the opportunity to advise fire department personnel on training and pre-hospital medical services and participate in the emergency medical response pre-hospital care program, all under the supervision of an Assistant Fire Chief in charge of EMS. This non-sworn classification is responsible for overseeing the fire departments and fire/ems dispatch quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement program to ensure the department meets the requirements set forth by federal law, state law and the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services District. This position will coordinate services with relevant stakeholders to provide case review and training to the department's personnel; analyze statistics and related data; oversee adherence of federal, state, local and city regulations for the department's narcotic program; and work closely with the department's personnel to provide a system of total quality management.
Responsibilities
- Advise fire department personnel on training and pre-hospital medical services.
- Participate in the emergency medical response pre-hospital care program.
- Oversee the fire departments and fire/ems dispatch quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement program.
- Coordinate services with relevant stakeholders to provide case review and training to department personnel.
- Analyze statistics and related data.
- Oversee adherence to federal, state, local and city regulations for the department's narcotic program.
- Work closely with department personnel to provide a system of total quality management.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree
- Four (4) years of clinical experience within the emergency medical field
- Must have a paramedic certification or higher level of medical license
- Must have a Basic Life Support (BLS - C) Instructor Certificate
- Must maintain certifications for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Education for Pre-hospital Professionals (PEPP); Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) or their equivalents.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in 911 dispatch quality assurance programming
- Experience in providing EMS continuing education and training to adult learners
- Management experience of a pre-hospital care Quality Assurance Program.
