Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at Childrens Hospital of The King's Daughters – Norfolk, Virginia

Organizes and maintains records, operational plans, and policies to include secure databases, ensuring compliance with regulatory statutes and corporate policies.

Serves as a member of the Emergency Management Committee; prepares and maintains meeting minutes and agendas.

Updates records as required for DNV (Det Norske Veritas) compliance and provides database support for mass communication platforms such as Alert Media, Velocity/EHS, GETS and VHAAS.

Assists with the inventory and maintenance of records on all emergency equipment such as respirators and protective suits required for patient decontamination to include the annual set up and integrity testing of inflatable field decontamination showers used for mass casualty incidents and radiation detection equipment.

Assists the Manager with the maintenance of all training records and registration of staff for drills, educational workshops, and Healthstream computer-based training.

Assists in the preparation of Emergency Preparedness Newsletters and other media designed to educate and increase levels of preparedness.

Participate in the development of training exercises to evaluate written plans and to enhance ability to integrate and collaborate with community stakeholders before and during a disaster event.

Works with the Manager to complete annual Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (HVA) and GAP analysis surveys to identify potential risk factors and gaps in our Emergency Plans.

Maintains a current roster emergency contact information for the Incident Command Team.

Complete training and qualify to assume the responsibilities of a hospital patient decontamination team instructor in support of the Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT)

Complete instructor level training to train staff on the use of health system emergency patient evacuation equipment for annual drills.

Assist the Manager with the completion of monthly testing of the Incident Command Center satellite phone.

Performs all other duties as assigned.