Disaster Preparedness Coordinator

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Disaster Preparedness Coordinator today with Frankfort Regional Medical Center.


Job Summary and Qualifications

The Security/Disaster Preparedness Coordinator provides guidance and daily supervision of Security staff as necessary for the provision of a safe and secure environment of care for patients, staff, and visitors of Frankfort Regional Medical Center. The Security/Disaster Preparedness Coordinator must be capable of actions and decisions that support the efficient provision of a safe and orderly facility while following the law and maintaining patient confidentiality. The role of the Security Coordinator is to be performed under the direction of the Engineering Director, COO, or CEO. The Security/Disaster Preparedness Coordinator at Frankfort Regional Medical Center serves in the role of general administration in planning, coordinating, maintaining, and updating the Hospital Emergency Operations Plan, including both internal and external event responses. The Emergency Preparedness Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating compliance with the Emergency Management chapter of the Joint Commission Accreditation Standards. The Coordinator provides support for all emergency management projects as needed, and reports to the Environment of Care committee.


What you will do in this role:

• Promote satisfaction of internal and external customers.
• Address patient/family concerns/satisfaction issues, informing department leadership of concerns.
• Promote Service Excellence, employee, patient and customer satisfaction.
• Serve as a resource person for all staff.
• Accept departmental accountability for current and new policies, clinical programs, and systems necessary to support changing patient care needs.
• Change agent for hospital/department initiatives.
• Assist the Director to operate within approved budget.
• Evaluate own performance based on professional practice standard, relevant studies and regulations, and organizational criteria identifying areas of strength, as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Responsible for all communication from leadership, via e-mail, face-to-face, and posted bulletins.
• Coordinate the Disaster Preparedness functions to meet the regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate the Disaster Preparedness Committee meetings.
• Coordinate and assist in reviewing and updating all plans related to the Disaster Preparedness Functions.
• Direct ongoing organization wide collection of information about deficiencies and opportunities for improvement in the Disaster Preparedness Plans and Policies.
• Work in conjunction with Administration, Director of Engineering/Security, and Infection Control to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulations and laws related to the Disaster Preparedness Plans and Policies.
• Report on findings, recommendations, actions taken and results of measurement.
• Organize and coordinate all facility-wide security and disaster preparedness drills and events as required by local, state, federal, and various accrediting bodies.
• Oversee and coordinate facility security personnel; including, but not limited to, training, scheduling, and oversight.

What qualifications you will need:

• Completion of accredited school of Law Enforcement and/or Emergency Management training required.
• Emergency Medical Technician, Law Enforcement, or Disaster Management preferred.
• At least 5 years of Active Law enforcement experience or Certified Disaster Response Training or 2 years EMT experience required.

Benefits

Frankfort Regional Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Frankfort Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services for over 40 years. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 170+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Central Kentucky. Frankfort Regional has built an excellent reputation for outstanding subspecialty services. In addition, we have an exceptional network of quality primary care physicians in both family practice and internal medicine. We are consistently named as one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky.

At Frankfort Regional Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Disaster Preparedness Coordinator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

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