Emergency Management Manager

Children's Hospital Colorado

Job Description

 

Full job description

Why Work at Children's....

Here, it’s different. Come join us.

Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.

We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.

Job Overview

Assists the Director of Operational Continuity and Emergency Management with preparing Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) staff to adequately function during a local or internal disaster by providing organizational wide education on emergency procedures, conducting disaster drills, maintaining disaster equipment and supplies, communicating and coordinate with local community partners to incorporate CHCO disaster response plans with other plans from organizations such as the Office of Emergency Management, state health department, local first responders and other hospitals. The Emergency Manager will have oversight of the Continuity of Operations (COOP) plan.

Additional Information

Department Name: Emergency Management
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION – Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business or a related field. Master’s Preferred.
  • EXPERIENCE – 3 years of hospital Emergency Management, Emergency Department, Facilities, or Administrative experience.
  • EQUIVALENCY - Professional experience, beyond minimum requirements, in a related field may substitute for the Bachelor degree requirement on a year for year basis.
  • CERTIFICATION(S) – CHEM or other EM related certification (To be completed within two years of hire.)

Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

No direct patient care.

 


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

  • Manages the COOP program, coordinates with department managers, and ensures annual completion of the COOP operational profiles. Solicits feedback and recommends changes to the COOP program.
  • Communicates and coordinates with local community partners including other area hospitals, local first responders and disaster response agencies at the local, state and regional levels, e.g. the Homeland Security Department, CDC, NDMS, RETAC, Aurora OEM, and CDPHE. Participates on local, state, and regional committees.
  • Oversees CHCO grant funded projects. Coordinates CHCO's grant submittals as it relates to emergency preparedness and maintains eligibility for future grants by working with Administration to fulfill grant requirements. Evaluates and recommends grant opportunities.
  • Ensures completion of required emergency management drills and completion of after action reports. Plans and coordinates Emergency Preparedness Hospital-wide exercises, including exercises involving community participation. Participates in community tabletop drills and exercises, whenever practical, and conducts Incident Command practice sessions with Administration. Participates, leads, as necessary, and ensures completion of after action reports for all real events.
  • Maintains the Emergency Manual and associated education materials and provides or coordinates education to staff from internal and external sources. Designs, delivers, and evaluates emergency management related training opportunities.
  • Interfaces with the University of Colorado Health (UCH) at MH Emergency Manager.

Other Information

SCOPE AND LEVEL

Guidelines: Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases; brings non routine issues to supervisor; problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Physical Requirements

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
  • Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
  • General Activity: Sit: 2-4 hrs. per day
  • General Activity: Stand/Walk: 2-4 hrs. per day
  • Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time
  • Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (Or Fine Manipulation)
  • Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 10 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

 


WORK ENVIRONMENT

  • Exposure: Exposure to chemicals: Occasional.
  • Exposure: Exposure to noise/vibration: Occasional.
  • Mental and Emotional Requirements: Handles multiple priorities effectively.
  • Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works in close proximity to others and/or in a distracting environment.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.


Salary Information

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $76,368.20 to $114,552.29
Hourly Salary Range: $36.72 to $55.07


Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

 
 
 

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