THE OPPORTUNITY

HCA is seeking a dynamic and innovative person to fill an EMS Coordinator role in the Information Systems section and will be responsible for a broad range of complex EMS system planning, operational and quality evaluation activities. These responsibilities require detailed analysis and application of professional knowledges and skills in dealing with EMS and medical/health systems related issues.

 
Responsibilities of the EMS Coordinator will include but are not limited to:

• Analyzing and tracking emergency department visits and hospitalizations as part of ongoing surveillance of leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Orange County.
• Evaluate and modify the Orange County Trauma Registry by integrating trauma center registry databases and EMS patient care incidents recorded in the Orange County Medical Emergency Data System (OC-MEDS).
• Validate the quality of trauma registry data and implement solutions for improvement.
• Coordinate with EMS Managers to develop and maintain EMS dashboards with interactive graphs, tables, and tools.
• Tracking, reporting, and mapping Orange County vital population statistics as they relate to trauma and EMS incidents. 
• Verify the statistical calculations, content, and format to display public reporting data in real-time.
• Develop reports for the EMS Medical Director based on population-based injury surveillance data including types of injuries sustained, mechanism, severity, patient-characteristics & outcomes. 
• Advises on the significance of preliminary and final recommendations of injury surveillance data.
• Extracting, manipulating, and analyzing large datasets related to traumatic injuries in order to produce statistical analyses that drive program and operational decisions.
• Using advanced statistical data mining techniques to uncover patterns in the data that will improve performance, providing recommendations for program improvement, and quantitatively monitoring future impact of program improvement initiatives.
• Using Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software to perform thematic mapping and spatial analyses.
• Manage a research subcommittee of the Regional Trauma Operations Committee.
• Communicating technical regulations and reporting requirements to audiences with varying levels of understanding.
• Working with local and state governing entities, contracted providers, community stakeholders, agency managers, and consumers.

Technical Knowledge/ Experience

• Thorough knowledge of and experience with developing research studies/program evaluation projects in an applied setting.
• Experience applying statistical analysis procedures (e.g. descriptive statistics, inferential statistics), and organizing statistical information into reports, tables, charts, and graphs.
• Working with/querying complex data collection/management systems, including understanding and utilizing computer programming and processing methods to generate, organize, and display a variety of complex research data.
• Understanding and applying the principles of the reliability and validity for developing and/or evaluating assessments/questionnaires.
• Using research methods in community settings and adapting or tailoring methods for application in other settings.
• Understanding and applying the regulations to program implementation and data/outcome reporting.
• Knowledge of electronic health record (EHR) systems 

Written and Oral Communication Skills | Relationship Building

• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Work and communicate effectively with various levels of an organization.
• Facilitate meetings to achieve consensus and foster cooperation.
• Present written and verbal correspondence, reports, and materials in a clear manner, with correct and comprehensible terms ranging from general notes to concepts.

Problem Solving and Analysis

• Adapt quickly in the work environment in order to understand responsibilities and be a resource to technical staff
• Apply critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative approaches to improve EMS program services
• Perform effective research and record keeping relevant to program area
• Apply modern administrative methods and procedures, write business correspondence, prepare, and analyze statistical and evaluation reports.
• Analyze, develop, and revise EMS related policies and procedures.