Business Continuity Specialist, Disaster Risk

6 months ago

Victoria, Canada PHSA Full time

**Business Continuity Specialist, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (DR3)**

BC Emergency Health Services

Vancouver or Victoria, BC (Hybrid)

Regular, Full Time, Permanent, Non-contract

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is hiring a **Business Continuity Specialist, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (DR3)**.**

**Role Summary**

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA and BCEHS, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA and BCEHS. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Specialist, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (DR3) reports to the Manager or designate and provides advice and guidance to BCEHS leadership, management, and staff on emergency management for an assigned program portfolio. The Specialist works closely with BCEHS leadership, advising on emergency management matters, in alignment with legislation, and leads operations during emergency events. The Specialist consults with a range of internal and external partners, including partners from the Ministry of Health (MoH), Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), Health Authorities (HAs), Indigenous communities, and First Nations Health Authority, Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR), and government representatives at municipal, regional, provincial and federal levels, to ensure appropriate integration of DR3 planning activities with similar activities across the provincial healthcare system. The Specialist contributes to the development of the budget, drafts briefing notes, business cases and proposals and participates in the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) such as Clinical Safety Plan (CSP), Clinical Mitigative Action Plan (CMAP), Business Continuity Plan(s) to support the strategic priorities for the assigned area of responsibility, and the regional and provincial health emergency management portfolio,

The Specialist develops, recommends, and implements integrated emergency management plans, leads site/sector emergency plans ensuring alignment with corporate and provincial plans and ensures alignment with legislation such as Bill 31, and established policies and procedures. Organizes exercise programs, education, training, and responses to emergencies.

**What you’ll do**
- Leads and/or project manages multi-partner/cross sector projects specific to the development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of emergency management plans, based on accreditation and international standards and best practices for the assigned program portfolio as a single point of contact for the assigned area; identifies and recommends activities and resources to support continuous improvement in emergency management.
- Provides advice and guidance to DR3 leadership, ensuring that emergency management principles are central to decision-making and to minimize the impact of emergencies on the health system. Makes recommendations to DR3’s leadership team on ways to improve emergency management in the health system.
- Makes formal recommendations to BCEHS leadership to determine goals, objectives, and deliverables. Establishes work plans and leads portfolio specific projects, within the parameters set by BCEHS leadership and in partnership with BCEHS leadership, FNHA, HAs, Indigenous communities, government representatives at municipal, regional, provincial, and federal levels, and/or non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
- Works in collaboration with a variety of BCEHS programs to determine emergency management strategies; supports plan and SOP development, implementation, and maintenance to ensure continuity, consistency, and standardization of strategies across the district(s) and province.
- Represents BCEHS on committees with a wide variety of health sector and external partners, at the executive, regional, and local levels. Supports emergency management communication linkages across / between sites and programs, between BCEHS, FNHA, HAs, with the MoH, and with external (non-health) partners as the emergency management liaison.
- Leads planning efforts based on current, emerging, and urgent risks, to support mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.
- Develops and provides emergency management education and training sessions through methods such as reviewing current plans and identifying gaps; revises current educational / training materials and develops new and/or changed processes to deliver training/educational materials; maintains and delivers an ongoing and regular plan for exercising and the testing of applicable health emergency plans to measure plan effectiveness and to identify mitigation, planning response and recovery needs to improve outcomes.
- Provides guidance, advice, and support for BCEHS ECC and / or DEOC facilities and equipment, which may include guidelines, training, and test

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