System Director-Mount Sinai Hospital - Emergency Management Training and Education

The System Director is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the Health System’s comprehensive emergency management education, training, and exercise programs. The System Director oversees workforce education initiatives, training programs, and exercises designed to enhance organizational preparedness, readiness, and resilience while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and industry standards. These programs are guided by the Health System’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), After Action Reports (AARs), and Improvement Plans (IPs), as well as organizational leadership priorities for emergency preparedness and response readiness.

The System Director supports System and Site-based Emergency Managers, as needed, in delivering all-hazards and hazard-specific training, education and exercises designed to strengthen preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery capabilities. The System Director will be prepared to cross-cover, as indicated/required, for site System Director vacancies if/when they occur and as needed.

The System Director demonstrates confidence in representing the MSHS Emergency Management program professionally to internal executive leadership, external agencies, and at conferences. 

In support of the MSHS Emergency Management Program, the System Director will participate in, coordinate, strategize and/or lead large and/or complex education and training projects requiring planning, strategy, innovation, development, regulatory readiness and data analysis to support and enhance overall system preparedness; thus, minimizing the risk of disruption to MSHS operations while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations. Projects may be identified by the incumbent, the MSHS leadership or through collaboration between Emergency Management and other departments. 

The System Director is responsible for providing development, leadership, direction, management, and administration of training, education and exercise materials, communications, after action process and services to ensure accomplishment of objectives under the direction of the System Vice President of the MSHS Management.

•   Core Function #1: Responsible to the System Vice President of the MSHS Management Department. The System Director will ensure that training, education, and exercise activities are performed in alignment with the MSHS’s Emergency Management Vision and Strategic Plan.

•   Core Function #2:  Assure compliance and preparedness for all training and educational requirements of all regulatory entities engaged with the Mount Sinai Health System.

•   Core Function #3: Under the direction of the MSHS Vice President of Emergency Management, the System Director will undertake initiatives that provide the organization with the knowledge and expertise to plan for, respond to, recover from and mitigate against hazards and threats that could impact operations thereby assisting in the reduction of operational disruption. 

• Secondary Function #1: 

  • Prepared to support the System and Site Emergency Mangers in delivering/conducting training, education, and exercises.

     

• Secondary Function #2:
  • Prepared to support the System and Site Emergency Managers in response, including but not limited to:
• Emergency Operations Center activation,
• Operations during adverse events,
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders related to incident response coordination.

The System Director may need to work nights, weekends, and holidays with little or no notice.

This position is an independent role with self-administration and management with site and     system engagement and support as/when indicated and required.

Bachelors Degree required, Graduate degree in Emergency Management or Healthcare Administration preferred. 
 

Non-Bargaining Unit, 254 - HSO Emergency Management - MSH, Mount Sinai Hospital