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Position Description

Title: Healthcare Preparedness Analyst

Employee Name: Vacant

Supervisor: Gloria Zunker, Healthcare Preparedness Program Unit Manager

Purpose: Assist the Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) in the assessment, evaluation, planning, development, and implementation of the Healthcare and Public Health Emergency Preparedness Programs (PHEP). This includes activities associated with implementing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as the emergency preparedness point of contact to external partners (providers and suppliers of Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) 17 disciplines required to establish and maintain an emergency preparedness and response plan as a CMS Condition of Participation. This includes assisting the 8 Regional Healthcare Coalitions specific to the CMS requirements.

• Investigate, develop and assist with activities associated with the implementation of regional medical response activities.

• Create, coordinate, and provide consultation to the 8 Healthcare Coalition Regional Leadership team members related to program priorities, work plan deliverables, and special projects.

• Contributes to local, regional and state initiatives to address a variety of emergencies that include chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE), trauma, burn, pediatrics, or highly infectious disease outbreaks.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for emergency preparedness statewide pharmaceutical caches established with cooperative agreement funding. Design and implement methods for program review of the Michigan Emergency Drug Delivery and Resource Utilization Network (MEDDRUN), 8 Regional Healthcare Coalition cache programs, the Michigan Emergency Preparedness Pharmaceutical Plan (MEPPP) and back up to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the CHEMPACK for the State of Michigan.

• Ensures the needs of Michigan’s at-risk and vulnerable populations, including pediatrics are integrated into all preparedness and response activities.

• Perform highly technical and complex data research, collection and analyse, including the development and implementation of surveys to support the HPP and PHEP Cooperative Agreements.

• Coordinate meetings, conference planning, appointments and trainings as needed.

• Develop work plans, track activities for timely completion, and participate in writing and editing cooperative agreement progress reports, end of year and application information for federal cooperative agreements.

Facilitate and/or participate in Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness (BETP) sponsored/co-sponsored emergency preparedness conferences/workshops (i.e. Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference, etc.)

• Interpret and maintains sensitive and/or confidential information as appropriate.

Maintain a thorough knowledge of the public health and healthcare preparedness educational materials and requirements as mandated by the applicable federal cooperative agreements.

• Research federal, state, local/regional initiatives, issues, and activities associated with implementation of public health and healthcare emergency preparedness protocols.

• Serve as a liaison and resource to BETP staff and external partners specific to program responsibilities.

• Serve as a member of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Public Health Emergency Response Team, requiring 24/7/365 availability.

1. Assist the Healthcare Preparedness Unit and Section Managers as needed.

2. Maintain a positive, strong, credible, professional, interpersonal relationship with all parties relevant to MPHI projects, and represent the best interests of MPHI at all times.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education: Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree, preferred in nursing or a health related field.

Experience: Must have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in healthcare, and/or emergency preparedness.

Important Skills and Characteristics: Excellent oral and written communications. Able to work well in team situations. Self-motivated, able to complete work in timely manner, and handle multiple task at one time with minimal supervision. Able to work efficiently in high stress situations which may occur during a known or suspect medical and/or public health emergency. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with email/internet browser software.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Possible occupational exposure to smallpox virus, or other bioterrorism agents, potential exposure to hazardous odors, fumes, fire, chemicals, biological, contaminated soil and/or water during emergency situations. Ability to work at computer, attend meetings and operate within the Community Health Emergency Coordination Center for long periods of time (12 hours or more) in the event of an emergency, training, exercise or drill. Requires 24/7 availability to work during extended periods of emergency. This position may require traveling throughout the state, and hours beyond the normal work week.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS

Occasional Leaders: lead some projects and serve as a team member on others.

IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: The person in this position will work cooperatively with the Healthcare Preparedness Program Unit Manager and the ASPR staff, as well as assisting with other miscellaneous BETP tasks as requested, and will represent the best interests of the agency at all times.

REQUIRED COMMUNICATION

Contact Person/Group Frequency Purpose

Healthcare Preparedness Program Unit Manager daily coordinate daily work

Healthcare Preparedness Program, Section Manager daily administrative decisions

“For purposes of employment standards, this classification is “non-exempt” under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.”

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