Manager, Emergency Preparedness - East Region

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

About The Position

The Manager, Emergency Preparedness develops and plans the Emergency Management Program for the Carle East Region, including emergency management education, hands-on training, regional readiness, and response. The role serves as a liaison with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), community partners, and healthcare coalition members to support mitigation, hazard assessment, preparedness, and disaster response and recovery activities. It works closely with internal departments to support compliance with regulatory standards through training and preparedness exercises, and oversees disaster equipment readiness and inventory control throughout the region. The position advises hospital and coalition leadership on emergency management policies and programs, including matters involving vulnerable populations. It represents Carle in local, regional, and state preparedness planning and healthcare coalition development, and supports continuity of care during planned and unplanned events. The manager oversees Emergency Operations Planning and DNV emergency management requirements at off-site facilities within the CFH organization, and supports compliance with DNV standards through education, training, exercise development and assessment, and participation in weekly safety rounds at patient care facilities. The manager provides emergency response, mitigation, and recovery training and testing across inpatient and ambulatory sites; co-chairs the Champaign Regional Healthcare Coalition (Region 6); maintains the organization’s automated alert and notification system; and represents the hospital at the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

Requirements

Illinois driver's license.
ICS-200: National Incident Management System (NIMS), within 60 days.
ICS-100: National Incident Management System (NIMS), within 60 days.
ICS-800: National Incident Management System (NIMS), within 60 days.
ICS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS), within 60 days.
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), within 1 year.
Illinois Professional Emergency Manager (IPEM), within 3 years.
Bachelor's degree in a related field, Safety Management, Public Administration, or Emergency Management, or experience in lieu of education.
One year of related program training and education experience.
One year of related emergency management experience.
One year of related exercise planning or development experience.
Ability to use the Incident Command System.
Interpersonal skills to present ideas and information, lead project teams, and effectively present reports and recommendations to top hospital management.
Basic knowledge of medical equipment and portable hand-held radios.
Ability to tow cargo trailers.

Responsibilities

Advise hospital and coalition leadership on programs and policies affecting the Emergency Management Program, including vulnerable populations.
Represent Carle and the Emergency Management department in local, regional, and state preparedness planning and healthcare coalition development.
Collaborate with state and local community partners, stakeholders, and coalition members.
Ensure guidance for continuity of care during planned or unplanned events.
Manage Emergency Operations Planning and DNV emergency management requirements at all off-site facilities within the CFH organization.
Assist in ensuring Carle staff and facilities meet DNV emergency management standards through education, training, developing and assessing disaster exercises, and participating in weekly safety rounds at patient care facilities.
Provide training and testing on emergency response, mitigation, and disaster recovery for inpatient and ambulatory sites.
Co-chair the Champaign Regional Healthcare Coalition (Region 6).
Manage and maintain the organization's automated alert and notification system.
Represent the hospital at the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).
Provide Carle employees with disaster response training.
Develop disaster exercise scenarios.
Test Carle staff knowledge of disaster response through drills.
Maintain readiness of disaster equipment and inventory control throughout the region.