EMS Coordinator - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an EMS Coordinator with North Texas Division Office you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

North Texas Division Office, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the North Texas Division Office family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic EMS Coordinator to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Act as a liaison between the health system and area Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. Serve as an advocate and representative of the hospital with local, regional, and state EMS agencies and Regional Advisory Councils or boards. Develop and implement a business plan, driving service line growth, and improving operations in terms of quality and processes. The EMS Coordinator functions as a liaison to clinical practice including safety, infection control, public education, service line committees and overall EMS outreach. In addition, this position is responsible for ensuring collaboration across all care settings within the facility as it relates to EMS and disaster preparedness. The position will report directly to the Division EMS Accounts Executive, indirectly to a Facility Executive and may have direct reports as appropriate. 

What you will do in this role:

• Regularly exercises independent judgment and discretion about matters of significance.
• Ensures patient/personal safety by maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment and adhering to Safety Program and Infection Control Programs.
• Catalyst for building relationships with EMS services/first responders, other hospitals, and the community for transports and referrals to Medical City Health. Fosters good public relations for the hospital and EMS.
• Responsible for EMS patient volume growth.
• Leads, Coordinates, attend and participate in routine meetings with EMS and hospital administration to discuss evolving services at Medical City Health in relation to EMS services.
• Collaborate with the hospital leadership team to plan, develop, implement and evaluate EMS business plan strategies.
• In cooperation with emergency department leadership, establish and maintain a process to quickly and safely receive patients from EMS agencies, allowing a short turn-around time for EMS crews (in compliance with corporate matrices).
• Develops EMS and community education opportunities.
• Coordinates and provides appropriate patient feedback to EMS agencies.
• Help identify any changes in local or national EMS standards and assist in making revisions to Hospital's policies/standards to assure compliance with pre-hospital standards.
• Coordinates with ED Director and ED Medical Director EMS care management including planning and implementing of clinical protocols/practice management guidelines.
• Leads and/or coordinate community Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Department performance improvement initiatives.
• Develops, manages and facilitates quality assurance activities relating to pre-hospital care.
• Participates with disaster planning/program/response for department, hospital, community and regional advisory council.

What qualifications you will need:

• Minimum of 5 years pre-hospital EMS and/or hospital emergency medical service experience
• Current certification/licensure as EMT-P/LP in the State of Texas
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Bachelors Degree preferred

Medical City Healthcare strives to deliver excellence. We are committed to the care and improvement of human life. We provide the highest quality, cost-effective healthcare in the communities we serve. Medical City Healthcare is one of the North Texas region’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare providers. We have 16 hospitals, 5,000 physicians and more than 17,000 employees in Dallas-Fort Worth. Medical City Healthcare is the only healthcare system in North Texas with an adult and children’s hospital on the same campus. We are a part of HCA Healthcare. HCA Healthcare includes 185 hospitals in the United States and England. Medical City Healthcare has six hospitals that are Magnet® recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program®. We have been recognized by Texas Monthly as a Best Companies to Work for in Texas. HCA Healthcare has been named to LinkedIn’s 2021 Top Companies list of 50 best workplaces to grow your career.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

 

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our EMS Coordinator opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.