What are the responsibilities and job description for the Emergency Medical Services Coordinator position at Geisinger?
- Facilitates communications between the organization and contracted local emergency medical service providers by coordinating medical direction, training and continuing education programs.
- Assists Development office with related projects.
- Coordinates related community service projects that assist with fulfilling organizational needs to document community service for credentialing.
- Assists in disseminating essential trauma information to regional emergency medical service providers in conjunction with the trauma center.
- Develops a presence at local and state level.
- Develops and maintains the quality improvement program for medical command.
- Actively participates in or leads Hospital Emergency Management for their respective campus.
- Develops a strategic and coordinated outreach program for their respective region.
- Coordinates and provides educational opportunities for regional emergency medical services.
- Coordinates and provides educational opportunities to hospital staff and community.
- Helps coordinate, as a liaison, regional paramedic training within the hospital.
- Participates in patient safety improvement and management program.
- Assumes responsibility for identifying processes or systems that could potentially lead to errors and adverse events.
Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).