EMS Specialist - Prehospital Services

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Prehospital Services is seeking an EMS Specialist to support Trinity Hospital service areas. The Specialist serves as a liaison between the health system and the EMS community, supporting EMS agency relationships, provider engagement, education, credentialing, clinical follow-up, and quality improvement.

Working with EMS leadership, medical directors, clinicians, and hospital departments, the Specialist promotes high-quality prehospital care and strengthens continuity between prehospital

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

The UPMC Prehospital Services team is looking to hire an EMS Specialist to support the newly acquired Trinity Hospital service areas.

The Prehospital Care EMS Specialist serves as a liaison between the health system and the EMS community, supporting EMS agency relationships, provider engagement, education, credentialing, clinical follow-up, and quality improvement. The Specialist conducts in-reach and outreach activities; provides ongoing support to EMS agencies and clinicians; coordinates continuing education and professional development; assists with provider credentialing, competency, and medical command requirements; facilitates clinical case follow-up and quality assurance activities; and connects EMS partners with appropriate hospital and health-system resources. Working collaboratively with EMS leadership, medical directors, clinicians, and hospital departments, the Specialist promotes high-quality prehospital care, strengthens continuity between the prehospital and hospital environments, and identifies opportunities to improve EMS clinical, operational, and educational outcomes.

Schedule:

• Primarily daylight hours
• Some evening and weekend hours required as needed

Purpose:

Coordinate UPMC Prehospital Care educational programs.

Responsibilities:

• 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.