Last Updated: August 26, 2024
Job Opportunity – The Virginia Office of EMS is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as Director of the office. This position closes on August 29, 2024, at 23:55 EDT. Read the full job posting.
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 33 local health districts.
Our office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) is responsible for planning and coordinating an effective and efficient statewide EMS system. Our programs and services are designed to assure quality prehospital patient care, from when the call is received by the 911 center to the delivery of the patient to the trauma center or hospital.
Reporting directly to the Deputy Commissioner of Population Health & Preparedness, the Director of Emergency Medical Services is responsible for the overall management and direction of Emergency Medical Services programs of licensure, regulation and compliance, training certification programs, emergency preparedness and response, financial grant programs to rescue squads, local governments, and other EMS organizations, Trauma Center programs designations and oversight, and Poison Control Network Centers. Responsible for all operational, technical, administrative, and programmatic activities associated with service delivery.
The actions of the OEMS Director are long range in nature and include supervision of program staff, consultation, resource acquisition and utilization, control of programs and services, strategic planning, and frequent contact with elected officials, federal, state, and other regulatory entities, private sector executives, state EMS Advisory Board and Board of Health, and other agency directors to address inquiries or studies.
The Director of OEMS may oversee and direct the orientation of new advisory board members for Office of EMS, and/or provides information and testimony to State Board of Health on matters relating to operations of programs and response to inquiries.
OEMS is in a transition period, working to ensure that Virginia’s EMS providers have the tools and resources to provide the best EMS care in the nation.
The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.
For more information and to apply online, visit: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/director-of-emergency-medical-services-03938-richmond-virginia-united-states.