Emergency Planning & Preparedness Lead

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio seeks a senior professional to coordinate and administer comprehensive emergency planning, preparedness, and training for academic, research, healthcare, and hospital operations.

You will maintain HVAs, develop exercise programs, and ensure compliance with Joint Commission, AAAHC, CMS, and other standards while partnering with internal and external stakeholders to enhance readiness and response capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field (emergency management, public health, risk management or similar).
• Master's degree preferred for advanced program leadership and policy development.
• Experience coordinating emergency planning, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and administers the university's emergency planning and preparedness program, including policies, planning standards, methodologies, preparedness initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.
• Coordinates the development, maintenance, and periodic review of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, emergency operations plans, institutional emergency planning frameworks, HVAs, and related guidance.
• Provides consultation, training, and technical assistance to departments in developing, implementing, and maintaining emergency procedures and readiness activities.
• Coordinates efforts and collaborates with stakeholders to keep plans, procedures, inventories, and documentation current and aligned with requirements.
• Develops and delivers emergency preparedness training programs, workshops, outreach, awareness campaigns, and community engagement.
• Coordinates the university's emergency exercise program and evaluates drills following HSEEP principles and accreditation needs.
• Supports emergency preparedness and regulatory compliance activities for Joint Commission, AAAHC, CMS, and other frameworks.
• Supports EOC activations, incident management, situational reporting, and emergency communications during campus incidents.
• Develops after-action reports, tracks emerging threats, participates in committees, and performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Emergency Management

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment

Regulatory & Accreditation Compliance

NIMS/ICS

EOC Operations

Emergency Communications

Project/Program Management

Policy Development

KPI/Metric Monitoring

Stakeholder Engagement

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Homeland Security, Public Health, Risk Management, or related field

Master's Degree preferred

Job description

UT Health San Antonio seeks a senior professional to coordinate and administer comprehensive emergency planning, preparedness, and training for academic, research, healthcare, and hospital operations.

You will maintain HVAs, develop exercise programs, and ensure compliance with Joint Commission, AAAHC, CMS, and other standards while partnering with internal and external stakeholders to enhance readiness and response capabilities.