What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMS Specialist position at UPMC?
UPMC is hiring a full-time EMS Specialist to join our team to support our Prehospital Services department!
This role is responsible for UPMC Prehospital Care educational programs.
Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with local government officials, EMS agencies, civil emergency services, County, Regional and State agencies and other health care facilities.
- Develop response plans for special event coverage assigned.
- Develop and execute action plans for those providers and systems that are identified through the quality improvement process.
- Organize, plan, and implement EMS recognition events.
- Implement medical command authorization process and standardized treatment guidelines for use by Prehospital providers.
- Manage continuous quality improvement program development for medical command services.
- Coordinate the PA Department of Health accreditation of assigned UPMC hospital as a Medical Command Facility.
- Develop, coordinate, and instruct continuing medical education programs for EMS providers.
- Organize, plan, perform, and manage community health events in designated areas.
- Recruit, coordinate, and manage special event medical coverage assigned.
- Formalize agreements/contracts with EMS agencies and transportation system in region assigned.
- Provide expertise to hospital disaster committee, and other committees as required.