Emergency Medical Services Coordinator

About The Position

The Riverside County Fire Department is seeking to fill a vacancy for an Emergency Medical Services Specialist to support the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing the certification and training component of the Riverside County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system or the Riverside County Fire Department EMS program; maintaining the quality assurance components of the EMS system; monitoring, evaluating and investigating the transport and emergency care provided to trauma victims; developing plans, policies and procedures to enhance coordination and response to the public health and medical components of emergencies; performing other related duties as required.

The Emergency Medical Services Coordinator is the journey level classification in the Emergency Medical Services series and reports to an appropriate supervisory or manager level position. Incumbents plan, coordinate and implement training, quality assurance and the trauma monitoring components of the County's EMS systems or programs for the Riverside County Emergency Management Department (EMD) or the Riverside County Fire Department EMS programs, including the development of standards and protocols, investigations of violations and evaluations regarding the appropriateness of emergency medical services and/or transport.

Incumbents also coordinate with public health and medical system stakeholders to develop response plans, implement training, and conduct disaster exercises. The Emergency Medical Services Coordinator is distinguished from the Senior Emergency Medical Services Coordinator in that the latter is the advanced journey level classification that provides technical supervision over subordinate Emergency Medical Services personnel.

Requirements

• Completion of 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.

Qualifications

• OPTION I: License: Possession of a valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of California. 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.
• Experience: Two years 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 valid Paramedic license and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate as defined by the American Heart Association or REMSA approved equivalent. 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. Experience: Four years as a Paramedic.