Emergency Management, Business Continuity & Safety Specialist

The Emergency Management, Business Continuity & Safety Specialist supports care sites by advancing preparedness, response, and resilience capabilities while promoting a safe environment for caregivers and patients.

This role operates across geographically dispersed sites not tied to a single campus and partners closely with leaders to ensure readiness for emergencies and continuity of operations.

Essential Functions

Emergency Management & Incident Command

• Supports implementation of emergency management programs across sites within the market or area.
• Assists with activation and operational support of incident command, including support of Administrator on Call (AOC) structures.
• Provides coordination and support during incidents to ensure effective communication, situational awareness, and adherence to response protocols.
• Plans, facilitates, and evaluates exercises (e.g., drills, tabletops) tailored to outpatient settings.
• Contributes to risk assessments and mitigation planning at the clinic level.

Business Continuity

• Supports development, maintenance, and validation of business continuity plans across ambulatory sites.
• Partners with leaders to identify critical functions, dependencies, and recovery strategies.
• Assists with downtime preparedness and response (e.g., IT disruptions, facility impacts).
• Helps identify gaps and supports implementation of continuity improvements.

Market Engagement & Relationship Management

• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with market, clinic, and/or operational leaders.
• Conducts routine rounding to assess preparedness, reinforce standards, and identify risks.
• Serves as a market-facing resource for emergency management, continuity, and safety guidance.
• Promotes alignment between system standards and clinic-level practices.

Regulatory and Life Safety Support

• Supports compliance with life safety, emergency preparedness, and regulatory requirements (e.g., CMS, Joint Commission, OSHA, and EPA).
• Assists with evacuation planning, fire safety, and safety drills and conducts safety rounding, safety inspections, and supports mitigation of hazards.
• Supports workplace violence prevention efforts, including training coordination and awareness initiatives.

Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene & Security Support

• Provides basic support for occupational safety programs, including hazard identification and follow-up.
• Assists with industrial hygiene concerns in partnership with subject matter experts.
• Assists with implementation of safety and health programs such as hazard communication.
• Supports incident investigation and assists with root cause analysis.
• Supports clinic-level security awareness and response coordination.
• Escalates complex issues to appropriate specialized teams.

Training & Preparedness

• Delivers, tracks, and/or coordinates training for leaders and caregivers on safety, emergency response, and business continuity.
• Supports Administrator on Call (AOC) training and readiness activities.
• Reinforces preparedness through ongoing education, engagement, and just-in-time training.

Additional Posting Details

• This role will participate in an on-call rotation following appropriate training and preparation for on-call responsibilities.
• This is a hybrid role supporting multiple facilities across the Canyon South and Southern Utah market areas.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in emergency management, business continuity, safety, or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships across multiple sites and teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards (e.g., CMS, Joint Commission, OSHA).
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); ability to prepare reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively communicate emergency management and safety information to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Health, Safety, Healthcare Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience supporting ambulatory care or distributed healthcare environments.
• Familiarity with incident command systems and healthcare emergency response frameworks.
• Familiarity with industrial hygiene, occupational health, hazardous materials, and environmental compliance.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CEM, CBCP, ASP).
• OSHA 30-hour certificate.
• Experience facilitating exercises, drills, or training programs.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with customers that require employee to communicate as well as understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transport, pull, and push equipment.
• Will also work on hands and knees and bend to set-up, troubleshoot, lift, and carry supplies and equipment.

Salary: $34.26 - $53.96

Benefits: We provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.