Senior Emergency Medical Services Specialist

The⠀Emergency⠀Management⠀Department⠀is seeking⠀to fill a⠀Senior⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀Specialist⠀position⠀in⠀Riverside.

The⠀Senior⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀Specialist⠀acts as⠀the lead⠀and⠀oversees⠀the work⠀of the⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀Specialist⠀and other⠀designated⠀personnel;⠀maintains⠀the⠀quality⠀assurance⠀components⠀of the⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀(EMS)⠀systems;⠀monitors,⠀evaluates,⠀and⠀investigates⠀the⠀transport⠀and⠀emergency⠀care⠀provided⠀to⠀pre-hospital⠀patients⠀and trauma⠀victims;⠀develops⠀and⠀maintains⠀the public⠀health and⠀medical⠀disaster⠀response⠀system;⠀and⠀performs⠀other⠀related⠀duties as⠀required.

The⠀Senior⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀Specialist⠀class is⠀the⠀advanced⠀journey⠀level⠀class in⠀the series⠀performing⠀the full⠀range of⠀the⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀Specialist⠀duties,⠀and is⠀characterized⠀by the⠀responsibility⠀to provide⠀technical⠀supervision⠀over⠀subordinate⠀EMS⠀positions.⠀Incumbents⠀are⠀responsible⠀for⠀coordinating⠀and⠀implementing⠀training,⠀quality⠀assurance,⠀and the⠀trauma⠀monitoring⠀components⠀of the⠀County's⠀EMS⠀systems or⠀programs⠀for the⠀Riverside⠀County EMS⠀Agency⠀(REMSA),⠀Public⠀Health⠀Emergency⠀Preparedness⠀and⠀Response⠀(PHEPR)⠀Branch, or⠀at the⠀Department⠀level for⠀the⠀Riverside⠀County⠀Fire⠀Department,⠀including⠀the⠀development⠀of⠀standards⠀and⠀protocols,⠀investigations⠀of⠀violations⠀and⠀evaluations⠀as to the⠀appropriateness⠀of⠀emergency⠀medical⠀services⠀and/or⠀transport.⠀This class⠀may also⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀overseeing⠀the⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of public⠀health and⠀medical⠀emergency⠀response⠀plans,⠀trainings,⠀and⠀exercises⠀to enhance⠀coordination⠀and⠀response⠀capabilities⠀during⠀disasters.

Meet the Team!
The⠀Riverside⠀County⠀Emergency⠀Management⠀Department⠀(EMD) is a⠀public⠀safety⠀department⠀that⠀includes⠀Emergency⠀Planning⠀Division⠀(EPD), the⠀Riverside⠀County⠀Emergency⠀Medical⠀Services⠀Agency⠀(REMSA)⠀and the⠀Emergency⠀Services⠀Division⠀(ESD). EMD⠀coordinates⠀emergency⠀management⠀and⠀emergency⠀medical⠀services⠀in order⠀to⠀mitigate,⠀prevent,⠀prepare⠀for,⠀respond⠀to, and⠀recover⠀from⠀emergencies⠀and⠀disasters.