Senior Program Manager - Emergency Management

Cleveland Clinic•Akron, OH

34d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family. The Department of Emergency Management develops and operates an integrated Emergency Management Program and Emergency Operations Plan to provide sustainable quality and ethical care to patients in any reasonably foreseeable environment or circumstance. This department establishes and maintains an effective response to and recovery from disasters - internal and external - as well as large scale emergencies that impact our environment of care. The goal is to minimize risk to patients, visitors, and caregivers through proper planning in mitigation, prevention, protection, response, and recovery. A caregiver in this position works at Akron General, 8:00am-5:00pm EST, with on-call requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Management, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration or related field.
Minimum five years of relevant experience including previous experience leading large projects
Knowledge of HICS, NIMS, NDMS and county/regional/state Emergency Operations Plans.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in emergency management, healthcare or business preferred
Experience leading teams or managing people.
Experience in healthcare-related emergency preparedness, safety, and/or regulatory compliance preferred.
ICS (Incident Command System) 100, 200, 300, 400, 700 and 800 preferred
Certified Healthcare Emergency Professional (CHEP) and Incident Command System (ICS) Curricula, Train the Trainer preferred
Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) instructor through FEMA preferred
Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) from IEAM or State Certified Emergency Manager preferred
FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) preferred
Must possess proficiency with basic computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred).

Responsibilities

Coordinate compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Joint Commission Emergency Management standards; establish priorities, conduct annual reviews and revisions; develop preparedness programs.
Help develop Emergency Management programs
Assist in the development of annual budgets.
Partner with Committees, community emergency services, government agencies and businesses for community-wide planning.
Collaborate with Protective Services on care and emergency issues, facilitates or leads emergency management task forces, represents the department on Committees or teams.
Ensure compliance with enterprise initiatives and spending plans. Implements emergency management plans and goals.
Demonstrate knowledge of NIMS and HICS. Ensures compliance with regulations, provides training to maintain emergency preparedness and maintain compliance with National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements.
Measure performance against established safety standards, maintains standards of compliance documentation.
Provide communication on emergency management and disasters issues.
Participates in professional, educational, and community activities.
Performs all duties of the Program Manager, Emergency Management position.