What are the responsibilities and job description for the PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR position at COUNTY OF LAPEER?
General Summary
Under the supervision of the Director/Health Officer, oversees the emergency planning and response documents and required plans to meet state requirements for public health. Plans, coordinates and evaluates public health emergency exercises in order to improve response in health emergencies. This position also coordinates with the County’s Emergency Management Coordinator. Represents the agency at various community events. Recommends health emergency response planning policies to the Director/Health officer. Serves as the back-up PIO (public information officer) when requested by the Health Officer.
Essential Functions
- Serves as a point of contact for state, regional, and agency public health emergency response (PHEP) and activities.
- Attends state and regional meetings for local emergency preparedness coordinators (EPCs).
- Responsible for ensuring the local agency is compliant with the annual PHEP workplans, including developing departmental protocols to assure a coordinated agency response for public health emergencies. Completes reports as necessary.
- Coordinates training in bioterrorism and other public health emergencies, infectious disease surveillance and control, and provides information to private and public health care providers, EMS, hospitals and first responders as needed.
- Collaborates with the County’s Emergency Management Coordinator. Collaborates with other public and private agencies to assure local public health department response is coordinated with local emergency management activities.
- Maintains the agency’s emergency response radios, ensuring they are in good working order and batteries charged. Participates in State, regional, and local radio testing/drills
- Ensures the director/health officer is aware of emergency response requirements, plans, and agency training needs.
- Represents the health department to the public, speaking to community groups, explaining our various departmental services and emergency response matters, encouraging support for programs.
- Completes and submits all required reports and documentation to State, regional, and local partners in a timely manner.
- Ensures that any documentation regarding clients is kept secure and confidential and maintained consistent with Health Department policies and procedures.
Other Functions
None listed
This list may not be inclusive of the total scope of job functions to be performed. Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or modified at any time.
Qualifications:Employment Qualifications
Education: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a health-related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience: Four years of progressively responsible experience in community health or a related field.
Qualifications:
Knowledge of general office procedures and protocols.
Knowledge of financial rules, regulations, laws and procedures.
Skill in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to prepare policies, procedures, and reports
Knowledge of community resources
Ability to think critically and to make changes as needed.
Ability to reprioritize work on short notice as needed. Good organizational skills.
Ability to operate various types of handheld radios for verbal communication
Knowledge of emergency planning procedures, including FEMA type training, preferred
Ability to work in the field as needed.
Ability to work as a team with co-workers.
Other Requirements: None
The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Worker’s Compensation Code: 8832
Occupational Employment Statistical Code: 32999
Physical Requirements {This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements and working conditions. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements}:
Ability to access office files.
Ability to enter and access information using a computer.
Ability to travel to various locations.
Ability to work in standing position for extended hours as necessary during an emergency response.
Working Conditions:
Works in office conditions, travels to other locations to attend meetings and conferences, and works outside in various weather conditions
Salary : $31 - $45