EMS Director (County Classification: Division Manager-Health Agency)

About the Position

The County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency is recruiting for a Public Health Division Manager for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division.To learn more about the division,click here.

The Emergency Medical Services Division includes the County's Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA) and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Program. The EMSA provides training and regulatory oversight for the County's pre-hospital system of care, including first responder medical direction, ground and air ambulance contracts, Base Station hospitals and Specialty Care Centers (ST-Evaluation Myocardial Infraction and Trauma). The PHEP program oversees planning, training, drills and response for health and medical aspects of disaster events within the county's operational area, in collaboration with healthcare partners and other emergency management responders.

Other areas of responsibility for this position include adopting and implementing policies and standard operating procedures, overseeing committees such as clinical advisory, operations, quality improvement and PHEP's hospital preparedness program, collecting and analyzing individual and aggregate patient care reports and writing and submitting State reports.

Under the direction of the Health Officer/Public Health Director, plans, organizes and directs the operations, activities and services of the division; manages blended state and local funding; coordinates and directs personnel, resources and communications to meet identified County and public health service needs, and ensures effective and efficient division activities; supervises and evaluates the performance of assigned personnel.

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The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal Candidate will:

• Have knowledge of principles and practices of pre-hospital systems, preferably with accreditation as a paramedic or certification as an emergency medical technician

• Have strong experience in EMS systems and emergency preparedness

• Be an excellent communicator, both oral and written, able to present clear and credible messages

• Be a proven manager with skills in directing plans and operations, employee supervision, data gathering and analysis, fiscal oversight, developing partnerships and working collaboratively with public and private stakeholders

• Possess excellent organizational skills and be astute at applying best practices

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in business or public administration, health or hospital administration, accounting, social sciences or a closely related field. (Professional-level administrative experience in a hospital or health care agency may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.) In addition, four years of increasingly responsible professional-level experience performing a variety of administrative or fiscal activities -- two years of the required experience must be in a supervisory position.

Post-graduate casework or a post-graduate degree in a related field may substitute for one year of the required non-supervisory experience.

Licenses and Certificates

Certain positions within this classification may require driving. When driving is an essential function of the position, a valid CALIFORNIA driver license will be required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment.

How to Apply

Applications, including answers to supplemental questions, must be submitted online by the final filing date.

Most County recruitments require you to respond to supplemental questions as part of the application process. We recommend that you review these questions prior to beginning your application.

An initial application review will be conducted. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are best qualified will be invited to participate in selection activities which may include online assessments, performance exams, written exams, and interviews.

Final candidates will be required to have an in-depth background review performed before proceeding in the process. Please note that references will not be contacted until the end of the process.

If you have questions or would like to discuss the opportunity further, please contact Human Resources at hr@co.slo.ca.us. Confidential inquiries are welcomed.

For further information regarding the County of San Luis Obispo, visit our website at www.slocounty.ca.gov