State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Regional Emergency Medical Services Coordinator (3269VR)

$0.01-$478.93 Hourly / $0.00-$0.00 BiWeekly /
$1.00-$999,999.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services this class is accountable for performing specialized duties in the planning, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of regional emergency medical service plans and providing technical assistance to assigned region including EMS providers, hospitals and municipalities.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

Each of the five (5) regions shall be assigned one (1) Regional Emergency Medical Services Coordinator. A region includes those towns and boundaries designated by the Commissioner of Public Health.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the limited supervision of the Office of Emergency Medical Services Section Chief.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Assists assigned regional emergency medical services council with implementation of goals and objectives of regional EMS plan; 
  • Monitors each major goal area and prepares reports based upon findings; 
  • Identifies problems and recommends remedial action plans; 
  • Recommends changes to objectives and strategies to EMS plan to facilitate attainment of goals; 
  • Assists community leaders in development, review and commentary of local EMS plans; 
  • Facilitates agency's monitoring and implementation status of local EMS system development goals; 
  • Provides technical assistance and support to applicants of emergency care services including but not limited to Primary Service Area Responder, Supplemental First Responder Need for Services and Change in Authorization (MIC); 
  • Reviews applications for emergency care services and provides written recommendations; 
  • Performs area wide planning, coordination and evaluation of EMS activities for assigned region; 
  • Obtains required documentation for assigned regional EMS provider services; 
  • Assists agency and EMS providers with implementation of EMS data system; 
  • Attends meetings as representative of assigned region and Department of Public Health; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • emergency medical services; 
    • principles and practices of emergency medical service delivery systems; 
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; 
  • Knowledge of
    • objectives and operational environment of emergency medical services; 
    • licensure and regulations related to emergency medical services; 
    • principles and practices of state and regional planning; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills; 
    • oral and written communication skills; 
  • Considerable ability to plan and evaluate programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five (5) years of experience in emergency medical service operations, systems design or planning.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class must possess and retain an Emergency Medical Technician certification or Connecticut Paramedic licensure issued by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health.
  • Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a current Motor Vehicle Operator license.
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

APPOINTMENT

  • Appointment will be made in accordance with Public Act 10-117.
  • Positions in this class will be durational and will be established for a period of one (1) year. Positions may be extended upon approval from the Commissioner of Administrative Services and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

COMPENSATION GUIDELINES

The salary for this class will be $57,000 annually.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Unclassified

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(34)-Statistics/Research/Planning

BARGAINING UNIT

(04)-OTHER NON-BARGAINING

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

VR 99

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Regional Emergency Medical Services Coordinator in Salary Group VR 99 approved effective July 1, 2010. (Reviewed for content and revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 23-293

EFFECTIVE DATE

11/9/2023
CLASS: 3269VR; EST: 7/1/2010; REV: 11/13/2023;