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Emergency Management Assistant
Dignity Health     Los Angeles, CA 90006
 Posted 9 days    

**Overview**

Founded in 1887 Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health obstetrics and pediatric services and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

**Responsibilities**

This position will assist of DRC in all emergency management duties and interface with hospital staff & management as well as local EMS agencies. Traveling to all necessary meetings is a requirement of this position.

+ Assist with coordination and attendance of all the monthly mandatory meetings at LA County EMS agency.

+ Assist with Business Continuity LA County meetings.

+ Assist with writing of the annual Hazard Vulnerability Analysis as well as the annual updates to the Emergency Management Plan.

+ Attend the monthly Environment of Care Committee meetings and do safety rounds for EOC committee in the hospital.

+ Assist with decontamination training as well as safety in-services for emergency management program.

+ Assist with Hospital Orientation monthly in-servicing to new employees new grad programs and CME department for new interns and residents.

+ Assist with coordination of large scale drills with Fire and Police Departments to include Active Shooter Drills and Mass Casualty drills.

+ Assist with education and training of local college emergency management programs.

+ Assist with teaching of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trainings.

+ Attend the monthly DRC umbrella meetings taking minutes.

+ Assist with preparation for American College of Surgeon The Joint Commission and CMS Emergency Management surveys.

+ Assist with inventory of equipment. Maintain the truck and trailers and emergency management gear for all tents shelters surge capacity equipment DRC parking garage equipment HAZMAT equipment.

+ Assist with coordination of the regional decontamination drill and mass casualty drills off site. 1.14 Assist with inventory of pharmaceuticals and monthly checks on Purified Air Powered Respirators.

+ Report in to the medical center during real time events and assist with setting up the Hospital Emergency Operations Command Center fill out Incident Command forms and After Action reports.

+ Attend bimonthly conference calls with Dignity Health Emergency Management teams and attend bi-annual meetings at Glendale Headquarters for Dignity Health in Emergency Management.

**Qualifications**

+ Knowledge of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) structure. Experience with the coordination of mitigation planning response and recovery processes associated with healthcare emergency management.

+ Familiarity with Hospital Incident Command Systems Mass Casualty Triage ICS 100 200 700 and 800 Familiarity with HAZMAT gear and HAZWOPER standards of Emergency Management

+ ICS 100 200 and 700 courses required

+ ICS 800 (within 6 months of hire)

+ Proficient Computer Skills

+ Knowledge of disaster preparedness decontamination procedures (or obtain training within 6 months - Los Angeles County approved decontamination training (within 6 months of hire)

+ Hospital Disaster Management Training (HDMT) (within 6 months of hire)

**Preferred:**

+ Three years of professional experience in emergency management/disaster preparedness or related field (environmental safety public safety emergency department or risk management).

+ Experience with Los Angeles County Hospital Preparedness Program/Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (HPP/ASPR) audits.

+ Teaching and training experience preferred.

+ Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration or Emergency Management preferred.

**Pay Range**

$29.03 - $42.10 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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Job Details


Industry

Health Sciences

Employment Type

Full Time

Number of openings

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