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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 50330758 |
Description Activated On: 2/19/2025 3:14:14 PM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. The employee in this position serves as the Community Preparedness, Planning and Response Manager and supervises the Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, the Chempack and Mass Care Coordinator, the Logistics and Environmental Health Coordinator and the Infectious Disease Planning Coordinator. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. • Supervise the Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator who is responsible for all aspects of planning for and exercising the distribution of medical countermeasure preparedness within the Commonwealth. • Supervise the Logistics and Environmental Health Coordinator who is responsible for supply management, warehousing operations and planning for a response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and energetic materials (CBRNE) incident. • Supervise the Infectious Disease Planning Coordinator who is responsible for planning and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. •Supervise the Chempack and Mass Care Coordinator who maintains a standard operating procedure manual for the PADOH CHEMPACK program and the Medical Support for Mass Care Plan Annex O. • Oversees the review and update to Annex D, Mass Distribution of Medical Countermeasures Plan, of the PA DOH Emergency Operations Plan. •Manages the planning and oversight of the state CHEMPACK program. Plans and coordinates with the DOH Bureau of Community Health System and the PA DOH Communications Office the annual distribution of Potassium Iodide (KI) tablets to residents who reside near the state’s five nuclear power plants. • Manages warehousing operations and logistics including medical material management and distribution. •Oversees the planning and implementation of state and local jurisdictional medical countermeasure distribution and dispensing exercises per federal grant requirements. • Prepares relevant sections of the annual federal grant applications and reports (HPP and CDC) regarding preparedness planning. • Oversees the development and issuance of Requests for Proposals, conducts objective reviews of proposals to select a contractor, writes contracts, directs contractor activities, monitors contractor performance through the development of performance measures and standards, reviews required reports, and provides technical assistance to contractors on program requirements, project design, and compliance with contracting procedures. • Reviews public health preparedness literature and recommends modifications to public health preparedness programs based on current findings. • After an event, training or exercise, leads or assists with the development of the PA DOH after action report, including corrective actions and improvement planning, in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program guidelines. • May participate in the performance of subordinates’ work consistent with operational or organizational requirements. • Incorporates lessons learned into the revision of the PA DOH Emergency Operations Plan. • Participate in Agency Representative (AR) trainings and activations at the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Commonwealth Response Coordination Center (CRCC) and the PADOH Department Operations Center (DOC) to effectively support the PADOH during public health emergencies utilizing guidance provided by the BEPR lead agency representative and the BEPR emergency operations plan and annexes. • Coordinates and/or completes special projects or assignments. Performs other related duties as required. •Alternate with other Bureau of Public Health Preparedness staff in the roll of on-call AREP and serve as the 24/7 on-call emergency contact for the PA DOH. • Public Health Emergency Response – This position may be given an assignment to support the public health emergency response mission of the Department of Health. Emergency assignments could at times be received with little or no advance notice, and may continue for any period of time – ranging from a few hours to several weeks, depending on the nature of the circumstance. The emergency assignments may at times be performed under adverse conditions and may require travel to another site other than the employee’s assigned headquarters for a period of time. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. The employee is expected to operate with considerable independence in the performance of normal job duties. Completed assignments receive a cursory review. New assignments are explained in detail necessary to ensure understanding. The employee is expected to generate work assignments, review and maintain capability driven and task focused work plans based on approved priorities. Conducts and reports on activities and makes recommendations to the Planning and Operations Division Director and the Director of the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness and Response. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. N/A 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. 5. 6. |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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