Emergency Management Specialist

Overview

St. Luke's Health System in Twin Falls, ID is seeking an Emergency Management Specialist to join our Security team.

Summary:

Under limited/moderate supervision, the Emergency Management Specialist develops and implements emergency management or preparedness plans. The successful candidate will be a subject matter expert with prior emergency preparedness experience. This specialist will assist in emergency preparedness through participation on committees, task forces, and drills; coordinates plans with federal, state, or local emergency management agencies, or first responders. Plans and executes drills or responses to simulated emergency situations; plans, conducts and evaluates exercises and corrective actions to include retesting of follow-up issues.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and monitors emergency response or management plans that minimize disruption related to, or allow the organization to respond appropriately to, events impacting operations.

• Identifies and plans for potential risks based on industry and/or physical location; analyzes environmental events to identify problem areas and develop strategies to improve performance; recognizes and takes immediate action on potentially unsafe acts or conditions.

• Participates in training programs and attends staff meetings and conducts educational in-service courses to raise staff awareness about emergency management / disaster issues; organizes required facility training.

• Serves and participates on committees and task forces to represent the emergency management perspective; coordinates activities with members of health system community.

• Handles moderately complex issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff; may provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to subordinate group.

• Possesses solid working knowledge of subject matter.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors degree or 4 years' experience in lieu of degree

• Experience: 2 years relevant experience

• Licenses/Certifications: Valid driver's license and proof of valid driver's insurance

What's in it for you

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission - and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

• Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.