Are you passionate about emergency medical services (EMS)? The California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) is currently hiring for a Chief Deputy Director!
EMSA oversees emergency and disaster medical services in the State of California and is charged with providing leadership in the innovation and administration of the EMS system throughout the state, which includes setting standards for the training and scope of practice for various levels of EMS personnel. EMSA is also responsible for promoting disaster medical preparedness throughout the state, and when required, coordinating, and supporting the State of California's medical response to major disasters.
In this role, the Chief Deputy Director, EMSA is charged with all administrative responsibilities related to the Authority's statutory mandates for coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services.
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
Knowledge of:
- The theory, principles, and practices of governmental financial administration and management and organizational structures
- The principles and techniques of organizational management, public relations, budgeting, supervision, and administration
- Current trends at the local, state, and federal level related to emergency medical services
- Social, political, and economic issues influencing emergency medical services
- Objectives-based management
Ability to:
- Administer, plan, organize, and direct a major administrative operation, in a large, public, human services agency
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a broad group of partners statewide
- Develop procedures and guidelines consistent with departmental policies and interpret these departmental policies and procedures to staff
- Analyze and evaluate complex and administrative problems and recommend effective solutions
- Plan, organize, and direct the work of a multi-disciplinary staff
Applicants are required to complete the online application form through the California Governor's Office website in addition to submitting the State Application Form (STD 678) through CalCareers.
Organization Details
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision
CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.
Essential Functions
The essential functions of the Department are critical to the health and wellbeing of people and communities. CDPH's fundamental responsibilities are comprehensive in scope and include infectious disease control and prevention, food safety, environmental health, laboratory services, patient safety, emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention and health promotion, family health, health equity and vital records and statistics.
CDPH's key activities and services include protecting people in California from the threat of preventable infectious diseases like Zika virus, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, and providing reliable and accurate public health laboratory services and information about health threats.
Other critical services include providing nutritional support to low-income women, infants and children, and screening newborns and pregnant women for genetic diseases. CDPH also works to ensure the safety of food and bottled water, helps reduce smoking and its impacts and works to prevent chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, asthma and obesity.
The Department also protects patient safety in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, maintains birth and death certificates and prepares for, and responds to public health emergencies.
CDPH works continuously to reduce health and mental health disparities among vulnerable and underserved communities to achieve health equity throughout California.