City of Springfield

DEPUTY CHIEF, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Pay Grade: 41

FLSA Status: Exempt

Union: Nonunion

Benefits Summary

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the general direction of the Fire Chief, manages the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division of the Fire and Life Safety Department. Performs related duties as required.

Essential Duties

1. Manages the City's EMS Division and enterprise program within the assigned ambulance service area; coordinates operations with other related systems and develops, administers, and monitors program budgets and revenues.

2. Researches and evaluates, develops and recommends, related programs that provide services to the community, and financial stability for the City's prehospital medical services delivery system; manages ambulance membership program (FireMed), and approves marketing and advertising campaigns.

3. Directs the medical standard of care and level of clinical sophistication within the EMS program; investigates complaints and takes corrective action as necessary; evaluates quality control of prehospital care and oversees the Department's medical director through an independent contractor agreement.

4. Develops and maintains related procedures for compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and policies; prepares and presents special reports.

5. Evaluates proposed and adopted legislation to determine the potential impact on division program activities.

6. Participates as a member of the Fire Management Team by contributing to policy formulation, program development, organizational planning, and budget preparation and monitoring.

7. May respond to major fire, medical, hazardous materials, or other incidents as part of the command staff; acts in the absence of the Fire Chief as required.

8. Represents the division and department during interaction with the media, public, other departments, and various agencies.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of EMS administration, organization, and operations; thorough knowledge of statutes and regulations that affect division operations; thorough knowledge of supervisory techniques, methods, and principles; considerable knowledge of rate setting, insurance processes, and financial analysis related to health care management; considerable knowledge of principles of marketing and advertising as it relates to local government programs; considerable knowledge of fire department administration and operations; knowledge of techniques and methods of fire suppression, fire prevention, and hazardous materials; ability to develop, administer, and monitor program budgets; ability to interpret and apply complex guidelines; ability to prepare and present accurate, understandable reports; ability to communicate effectively; ability to negotiate related contracts; ability to travel as required; and ability to work effectively with other employees, other agencies, elected officials, and the general public.

Experience and Training

Completion, or equivalent, of a job-related four-year college degree program, plus related work experience, typically five years of increasingly responsible experience in health care administration or EMS, to include at least one year of supervisory experience. A job-related two-year college degree plus two years field provider experience in prehospital advanced life support (paramedic) may be substituted for the four-year degree, or any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Licenses and Certifications

Appointees must have a State of Oregon driver's license at the time of appointment.

Oregon Health Division certification as an EMT-Basic Level.

Oregon Board on Public Safety Standards and Training certification as a Firefighter-Basic Level, or the ability to obtain a certificate within six months of appointment.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

Employees hired after October 1986 shall refrain from using tobacco products.

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