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Emergency Medical Services

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Supervisor provides emergency service coordination for pre-hospital emergency care. This role promotes education programs, provides data collection and research, and plans, staffs, coordinates, and supervises emergency staff, evaluating necessary activities and patient care within the Emergency Management Service.

• Administer basic and advanced life support care to patients at the scene and during transport according to established treatment protocols
• Perform advanced life support treatment through on-line and off-line physician medical direction
• Manage the inventory of emergency medical supplies and equipment
• Ensure safety and security of guests and attendees at various events
• Perform daily checks of EMS vehicles and request service when necessary
• Coordinate and teach EMS and related topics at the basic and advanced life support levels
• Plan and manage special events operations to include on-site supervision of personnel, facilities, vehicles, coordination with other resources (police, events staff, etc.) and with communications center
• Responsible for special events data system administration to include report planning, generation and distribution and tracking
• Keep all parties (Risk Management, special events customers, University Health Service supervisors, etc.) informed of event operations and potential emergency situations
• Prepare and supervise special events billing
• Supervise EMS/EMT staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management
• May instruct EMS/EMT related classes and educational courses

Level:

– Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates appropriate knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. Demonstrates baseline planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Reviews completed work of others to verify accuracy and quality. Follows recommended approaches to assigned work. Supervises assigned staff and coordinates routine work activities. Monitors employee interactions and facilitates a productive working environment. Communicates instructions and policies in a consistent, effective and timely manner. Identifies and addresses concerns appropriately. Makes recommendations for possible solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Support track, performs work at Senior Support level or higher; for Professional track, performs work at the Advanced Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– May monitor/track budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems with progressively more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows standard operating procedures to resolve problems
– May apply specialized knowledge and skills to resolve complex and/or varied problems
– Applies proven and tries new approaches when solving problems

Independence of Action:

– Works with minimal supervision on difficult work assignments, conferring with manager on unusual matters
– Follows precedents and procedures
– Organizes work of direct reports and may set priorities within general guidelines established by manager
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials

• Comp Grade – 8
• Minimum – $51,000.00
• MidPoint – $62,500.00
• Maximum – $74,000.00