Prehospital Care Coordinator - Emergency Transport - Jefferson Hospital

Essential Responsibilities

• Serves as the point of contact with EMS agencies, officials and organizations to resolve issues and provide patient care follow up.
• Participates in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and protocols for the delivery of prehospital care.
• Credentialing of EMS providers within their medical command capabilities.
• Makes sure prehospital care delivery is medically appropriate and patient care is continuous, managing the continuous quality improvement program for medical command agencies and related hospital committee accreditation standards.
• Identifies trends for improvement; prepares statistical indicators, reports and findings.
• Develops, coordinates, instructs and assists with continuing medical education programs and outreach programs for EMS providers, hospital staff, police, fire and community members.
• Serves as a liaison with EMS training institutes and higher education facilities regarding EMS educational programs and their students.
• Establishes and maintains comprehensive stakeholder relationships with local, regional, state and federal assets; and assists and advises EMS and hospital emergency personnel, communications personnel, community based organizations and the public on matters pertaining to prehospital medicine.
• Serves as a technical specialist for EMS to the hospital and network emergency management committees as needed.
• Represents the EMS community within various local, county, regional, state, and federal organizations as well as hospital committees and regulatory agencies.
• Ensures proper medication inventory, security controls, supply and procurement for EMS providers according to hospital, network and regulatory agency requirements.
• Manages and administers the individual Prehospital Care budget for their respective hospital.
• Remains an active prehospital care provider within an emergency response agency and stays current with all applicable trends and regulations within the EMS community.

Qualifications

• Minimum EMT/Paramedic
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Basic Life Support
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in Emergency Medicine, Management, Education, Public Administration, or Emergency Management
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor, Basic Life Support Instructor, Prehospital or International Trauma Life Support, Prehospital or International Trauma Life Support Instructor
• 5-7 years paramedic or PHRN with progressive managerial responsibilities