EMS Specialist, Casual

This person will work to coordinate UPMC Prehospital Care educational programs.

• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with local government officials, EMS agencies, civil emergency services, County, Regional and State agencies and other health care facilities.
• Develop response plans for special event coverage assigned.
• Develop and execute action plans for those providers and systems that are identified through the quality improvement process.
• Organize, plan, and implement EMS recognition events.
• Implement medical command authorization process and standardized treatment guidelines for use by Prehospital providers.
• Manage continuous quality improvement program development for medical command services.
• Coordinate the PA Department of Health accreditation of assigned UPMC hospital as a Medical Command Facility.
• Develop, coordinate, and instruct continuing medical education programs for EMS providers.
• Organize, plan, perform, and manage community health events in designated areas.
• Recruit, coordinate, and manage special event medical coverage assigned.
• Formalize agreements/contracts with EMS agencies and transportation system in region assigned.
• Provide expertise to hospital disaster committee, and other committees as required.

• 3 years of experience in EMS or a BA Degree in Emergency Medicine required.
• Master's Degree in Emergency Medical Services or related field preferred.
• Experience with supervision of medical coverage for mass gathering events required.
• Experience with EMS quality improvement programs required.
• Previous experience in public speaking required.
• Experience in the development of clinical EMS protocols, policies and procedures experience preferred.
• Experience in the Coordination and implementation of research programs pertaining to EMS preferred.
• Familiarity with EMS billing preferred.
• Experience in the development and coordination of community health events experience preferred.

• Instructor certification in trauma life support, ACLS, BCLS, and PALS preferred.
• Certification as a CCEMT-P preferred.
• Driver's License
• Paramedic OR Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse (PHRN)
• Act 34