Senior Emergency Medical Services Specialist (Finance)

The Riverside County Fire Department is seeking a Senior Emergency Medical Services Specialist to support their training and education program at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. This position will have a 9/80 schedule. The Incumbent will lead and oversee the work of the Emergency Medical Services Specialists and other designated personnel; maintains the quality assurance components of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems; monitors, evaluates, and investigates the transport and emergency care provided to pre-hospital patients and trauma victims; develops and maintains the public health and medical disaster response system; and performs other related duties as required.

The Senior Emergency Medical Services Specialist class is the advanced journey level class in the series performing the full range of the Emergency Medical Services Specialist duties, and is characterized by the responsibility to provide technical supervision over subordinate EMS positions. Incumbents are responsible for coordinating and implementing training, quality assurance, and the trauma monitoring components of the County's EMS systems or programs for the Riverside County EMS Agency (REMSA), Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR) Branch, or at the Department level for the Riverside County Fire Department, including the development of standards and protocols, investigations of violations and evaluations as to the appropriateness of emergency medical services and/or transport. This class may also be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of public health and medical emergency response plans, trainings, and exercises to enhance coordination and response capabilities during disasters.

Competitive Candidates will possess one or more of the following American Heart Association (AHA) instructor certifications; CLS Instructor (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), PALS Instructor (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support),and/or the BLS Instructor (Basic Life Support). Each applicant is required to attach their licenses and certifications as part of the application screening process. These documents will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Fire Department is one of California's largest integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection organizations. The Department, a unique partnership between State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside, serves 19 partner agencies and 1 community service district. The Department has five core values: Leadership, Competence, Integrity, Safety, and Customer Service.

What's Next?

This position is open to all applicants.

Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the Riverside County Fire Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.

Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.• Provide technical supervision for the EMS Specialists and other designated EMS personnel; assign and review the work of subordinates and provide guidance and direction to them.

• Develop quality assessment and improvement criteria to monitor EMS activities; develop and implement data collection systems for analyzing and assessing the effectiveness of pre-hospital and trauma care.

• Develop budget recommendations concerning which line items need to be increased or decreased; monitor the budget through expense/revenue reports; track expenditures for programs and identify potential budget issues.

• Assist in the development of EMS pre-hospital policies and procedures.

• Audit EMS reports and investigate incident reports to identify quality of care issues, recommending alternative solutions to problems.

• Conduct site visits for pre-hospital providers, trauma centers, base, and receiving hospitals; provide staff services to assigned EMS committees.

• Assist EMS or Public Health staff by interpreting policies, procedures, laws and regulations pertaining to EMS.

• Review and evaluate suitability of EMS and disaster response training and continuing education programs to ensure compliance with legislative requirements.

• Serve as a liaison between public health and medical system stakeholders and the Department of Public Health.

• Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of the Medical Health Operational Area Coordination (MHOAC) Duty Officer Program.

• Ensure that public health and medical emergency response plans, policies, and procedures are coordinated with County and city emergency management programs, first responders, schools, and other community partners. OPTION I

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California and possession of a valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association.

AND

Experience: Three years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care hospital setting, one year of which must have been in an emergency department or as a Disaster Coordinator.

OPTION II

Certificate: Possession of a Paramedic License and possession of a valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association.

AND

Experience: Five years of experience as a Paramedic.

ALL OPTIONS

Knowledge of: State of California statutes and regulations on emergency medical services; supervisory theory and techniques; basic medical terminology and equipment related to pre-hospital and trauma care; group dynamics and community organizations; techniques for collecting, compiling and analyzing data pertinent to EMS pre-hospital and trauma systems and care; statistical record keeping; principles and practices of training; methods of program evaluation and curriculum development; personal computers and ability to effectively use software programs (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets and databases.)

Ability to: Technically supervise the work of EMS Specialists and other designated personnel; safely drive a vehicle to and from various locations; effectively assign and review the work of EMS Specialists and other designated personnel; develop and recommend solutions to problems identified in an EMS or public health and medical disaster response system; coordinate between governmental and private agencies, hospital staff, and advisory committees assigned to develop, implement, and maintain standards, protocols and procedures regarding the EMS or public health and medical disaster response system; establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, peers, and community groups; communicate effectively orally and in writing; understand, interpret, and apply provisions of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, policies and procedures pertinent to EMS or public health and medical disaster response systems; perform effectively in an environment of constantly changing priorities and real life crises; read and understand technical materials and reports on emergency medical care, including medical reports.For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter, Ulysses Gerardo, at (951) 955-5772 or via email at ugerardo@rivco.org .