Union Volunteer Emergency Squad, Inc. (UVES); the 9-1-1 EMS provider to the Town of Union; located in the southern tier of New York State along the Pennsylvania border, is announcing the opening of three new positions within the organization to facilitate the continued growth of emergency medical services to the community by our combination career/volunteer department. UVES is a 501-c-3 organization responding to 8,000 requests for service annually. Service to the community is established from three stations located within an approximately 45 square mile territory. The Town of Union is the 18th largest township within New York State, having a resident population of approximately 56,000 residing in suburban and rural zones. The Town of Union encompasses the Villages of Endicott and Johnson City, along with several hamlets. The Town is strategically located in the center of the state, and is easily accessible by air and the interstate highway system. With a strong tradition of family values and ethnic diversity, Union offers an exceptional community life.

For more information on our community and organization, please visit:

www.unionems.com

www.townofunion.com

UVES is recruiting individuals committed to the overall success and continued growth of emergency medical services and are seeking career advancement opportunities. The right candidate will be an individual who can demonstrate their continued professional and personal evolution in the industry through professional experiences. Candidates; minimally; should be highly motivated, creative, self starting, team oriented, ethical, respectful, open-minded, progressive and committed to success.

Job Titles:

Deputy Director of Operations- Corporate Compliance

Deputy Director of Operations- Training

Deputy Director of Operations- Community Outreach

Classification:

Full Time- Exempt

Pay Scale:

DOE/Negotiable

Benefits:

Available upon written request from candidate

Schedule:

Requires rotations inclusive of Days, nights, weekends and holidays

General:

These positions are dual purposed positions, providing on-duty shift supervision and focused development and growth of core areas within the organization. As shift supervisor, the Deputy Director will be responsible for, at a minimum, the active coordination of organizational activities to assure the smooth consistent delivery of clinical services by providing leadership to clinical staff members. They will encourage professionalism and a caring approach amongst all providers by coaching, facilitating and leading the workforce in the consistent achievement of high quality patient care delivery and skills proficiency with consistently outstanding customer satisfaction. As a Shift Supervisor, the Deputy Director’s will be responsible for assuring the appropriate consistent use of medical protocols, incident command, safety standards, policy and standard operating guidelines with the exhibition of common sense and good judgment at all times in addition to demonstrating the highest degree of professionalism and customer service. As Shift Supervisors, the Deputy Directors will:

 Coach, facilitate and oversee the activities of subordinate staff of assigned work group to assure compliance with organizational objectives, policies, procedures and protocols.

 Be responsible for all activities that occur with assigned and/or on-duty workgroup. Takes an active clinical assignment on the Ambulance as required.

 Assign crews to clinical response and daily activities for each tour of duty.

 Manage all incidents that arise during the course of an assigned shift. Complete duty rosters in response to sick call in accordance with established policies. Administrate daily schedule to ensure consistent staffing of resources. Add additional unit hours as authorized by policy or senior leadership.

 Collects, reviews, corrects, completes and distributes all required shift paperwork.

 Reviews all PCR, narcotics and key accountability logs, truck logs, inventory, equipment maintenance and repair order request data to assure its completeness and entry into the appropriate data management systems, and prepares it for processing prior to the close of the assigned shift.

 Assures the conduct and performance of the assigned shift is within the established framework of the organizations policies, procedures and established organizational benchmarks.

 Promotes effective communications between all work groups.

 Investigates and reports on all incident reports; pro-actively responds and resolves customer [internal and external] complaints or deficits within established parameters.

Specific:

Corporate Compliance:

In addition to functioning as an on duty supervisor, this position will be responsible for enhancing, developing and coordinating corporate compliance programs for UVES. The individual responsible for this core area of the organization will take a lead in developing and enhancing key areas inclusive of, but not limited to HIPAA, Medicare and Medicaid compliance programs, Corporate Quality Improvement programs, clinical credentialing processes, corporate policies, procedures and protocol, NYS DOH BEMS operating certificate compliance and recruitment of clinical compensated employees.

Training:

In addition to functioning as an on duty supervisor, this position will be responsible for enhancing, developing, managing and coordinating aspects of the organization in regards to internal training and credentialing of all members. The individual responsible for this core area of the organization will take a lead in developing, enhancing and managing core areas inclusive of, but not limited to corporate education initiatives and objectives, provider certifications and/or licensing, CME programs, orientation programs, distributive and simulation education, administering clinical affiliation agreements, and coordinating and leading organizational staff development and meetings.

Community Outreach:

In addition to functioning as an on duty supervisor, this position will be responsible for enhancing, developing and coordinating aspects of the organization in regards to corporate community outreach and education. The individual responsible for this core area of the organization will take a lead in developing, enhancing and managing core areas inclusive of, but not limited to clinical educational internships and affiliations, volunteer membership recruitment and retention, corporate marketing initiatives, corporate press releases (functions as the press officer) to market the agency and community programs, and UVES website management and development.

Qualifications:

Experience

 Two years experience as a Critical Care or Paramedic.
 One year experience in a supervisory capacity. EMS/Healthcare/Emergency Service supervision desired.

Education

 High school diploma or GED
 Graduate of an accredited NYS Critical Care or Paramedic Training Program
 Associate’s degree (Bachelor’s Degree preferred) from an accredited college or university; or equivalent related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience, desired (Preferred areas of study: EMS Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Management, Education).

Certifications/Licenses

 Current NYS Certification at or above EMT-CC. Paramedic preferred.
 Current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
 Current AHA ACLS Provider certification.
 Current AHA PALS or equivalent desired relevant to clinical rank. Instructor
 Current Operator’s License or ability to obtain in 30 days.
 NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700, 800 certified. ICS 300 and 400 certification within one year.
 EVOC, Incident Command, Hazard Materials Awareness, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Operations and Blood Borne Pathogens credentialed.

How to Apply:

*Candidates must possess NYS Certification

Cover letter, resume and application should be forwarded to:

Matthew Fellows, CEO
Union Volunteer Emergency Squad
8 South Ave B
Endwell, NY 13760

mfellows@unionems.com

Closing Date:

September 23, 2011