Weekend Requirements: As Needed | Work Hours: Monday through Friday, with weekends and evenings as needed for events | Status: Full Time - 1.0 FTE (80 hours per pay period) | Entity: Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Department: Emergency
Job Summary:
Serves as a liaison between the hospital, regional EMS agencies, community organizations, and trauma stakeholders. The position is responsible for strengthening relationships with prehospital providers, coordinating trauma and EMS outreach initiatives, supporting injury prevention programs and promoting community education efforts that improve patient outcomes across the continuum of emergency and trauma care.
Job Responsibilities:
Serve as the primary point of contact between the hospital and regional EMS agencies.
Fosters collaborative relationships with EMS leadership, providers, and regional healthcare partners.
Coordinates EMS outreach activities including station visits, educational offerings, appreciation events, and feedback initiatives.
Assists with coordination of and participates in OH Event Medicine team .
Facilitates communication regarding trauma activations, patient outcomes, operational updates, and quality improvement activities.
Supports prehospital performance improvement initiatives in collaboration with trauma and emergency department leadership.
Coordinates continuing education opportunities for EMS personnel.
Develops, implements, and evaluates evidence-based injury prevention programs targeting community health priorities.
Coordinates outreach initiatives focused on trauma prevention.
Collects and analyzes injury prevention data to identify trends and community needs.
Maintains compliance with trauma verification and regulatory injury prevention requirement.
Represents the organization at community events, health fairs, schools, and public safety programs.
Participates in disaster preparedness, mass casualty planning, and regional emergency response initiatives.
Skills and Attributes:
Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Works under minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Position Requirements:
Work Experience
A minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience as determined by the organization required upon hire.
Education
High School diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or higher required upon hire
Additional Education Information
None
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Paramedic - Licensed Paramedic in the state of Kentucky required upon hire AND
BLS - Certified as a Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider required upon hire AND
Certification of Child Passenger Seat Technician required within 3 years of employment in this position AND
Stop the Bleed Licensed Instructor through Stop the Bleed Coalition preferred AND
Advanced (Cardiovascular) Life Support Instructor preferred AND
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor preferred
Organizational Responsibilities:
Supports Owensboro Health’s Mission, Vision, Core Commitments, and business interests. Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures. Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance, safety and a high reliability organization.
Additional Job Information:
This job description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. Specific duties and responsibilities consistent with the general nature and level of work described may vary by department and additional related duties may be assigned as needed. Some duties listed may not apply to all employees with this job description.
The job description is subject to change with or without notice, and Management reserves the right to add, modify or remove any qualification or duty. Nothing in this job description changes the existing at-will employment relationship between the…