Regional Section Chief (Public Service Administrator, Opt.8N)

Position Overview

The Office of Preparedness & Response (OPR) provides emergency response policy making, planning, training, exercise, and incident management and evaluation services for all IDPH programs. It coordinates the public health and medical technical services and resources that Illinois provides during a disaster through the State Incident Response Center (SIRC). Working with SIRC agencies, OPR can offer certain federal and State emergency medical countermeasures for the public and responders through local public health departments and hospitals. OPR also provides financial and technical resources to local health departments, hospitals, and emergency medical services, and regulates emergency medical services and specific hospital programs. 

OPR includes the following Divisions:

Disaster Planning & Readiness
Emergency Medical Systems & Highway Safety
Budget operations fall directly under the management of the Deputy Director.    

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Provide oversight of Regional Section staff in the coordination and execution of sub-recipient monitoring for the Federal Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP).
• Reviews and evaluates Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Regional, EMS System and EMS Provider plans and amendments.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Provides guidance and direction to subordinate staff, hospitals, public health staff, and EMS professionals regarding the interpretation of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) laws, rules, regulations, and National EMS Education Standards.
• Reviews EMS and trauma related licensure issues and maintains current knowledge of different levels of licensure, including but not limited to, renewal requirements.
• Receives education training and participates in emergency response activities such as staffing the public health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC); Incident Management Team (IMT); State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC); Joint Operations Center (JOC); or the Unified Area Command (UAC).
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in nursing.
• Requires State of Illinois Registered Nurse license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years’ of progressively responsible administrative experience in EMS and Trauma Systems in Illinois.
• Active or former licensure as a pre-hospital care provider or EMS professional in Illinois.
• Two (2) years of experience working with healthcare data and reporting systems.
• Three (3) years of experience developing, maintaining, and implementing education programs.
• Three (3) years of experience working with the application of the EMS Administrative Code and National Education Standards.
• Two (2) years of experience in communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Two (2) years of experience supervising professional staff.

Specialized Skills

Requires three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in EMS and Trauma Systems in Illinois.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass an IDPH background check.
• Requires appropriate, valid Drivers License.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of duties.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.