Join our team of Life Changers!UPMC is hiring a Full-Time, EMS Specialist to support the station in Adams County.Ideal candidate will have previous leadership/mangement experience and enjoy working indendently or as a team!Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts, hours may varyOccassional travel is required for monthly meetings to Harrisburg and York.Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!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.
3 years of experience in EMS
or a BA Degree in Emergency Medicine required.
Masters Degree in Emergency Medical Services or related field preferred.
Experience with supervision of medical coverage for mass gathering events required.
Experience with EMS quality improvement programs required.
Previous experience in public speaking required.
Experience in the development of clinical EMS protocols, policies and procedures experience preferred.
Experience in the Coordination and implementation of research programs pertaining to EMS preferred.
Familiarity with EMS billing preferred.
Experience in the development and coordination of community health events experience preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: Instructor certification in trauma life support, ACLS, BCLS, and PALS preferred.Certification as a CCEMT-P preferred.Driver's License/Paramedic OR Pre Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN)
Driver's License
Paramedic OR Pre Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN)
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran