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Employment TypeFull Time
Job SummaryAre you passionate about saving lives and leading emergency medical services to excellence? Join our dynamic team as an EMS Division Leader, where you will be at the forefront of responding to EMS calls, guiding our Emergency Medical Services Division, and ensuring top-notch community service. Your role involves strategic planning, resource management, and implementing best practices to enhance our emergency response. You’ll lead Quality Assurance programs, stay ahead of legislative changes, and foster vital partnerships with medical and community organizations. As our Infection Control Officer, you’ll ensure safety standards and lead annual training. Overseeing the Community Health Unit and Mobile Integrated Health program, you’ll collaborate with social service agencies for program success. With responsibilities ranging from budget management to maintaining certifications, your leadership will be instrumental in driving our department's mission, vision, and values. Join us to make a difference, inspire your team, and continually seek professional growth while championing public safety and community health.
This position is
fully benefited to include 8 weeks Paid Parental Leave . Click here for a comprehensive guide to City of Olathe benefits.
Salary Range: $101,088 - $156,788 annuallyKey Responsibilities:• Respond to EMS calls for service.
• Provide direction and oversight to the department’s Emergency Medical Services Division.
• Identify resource requirements of division and communicate needs during budget development process.
• Research, develop, and implement best practices for emergency medical response. Conduct analysis of EMS service delivery (staffing and vehicles) to ensure that the best level of service is being provided to the community.
• Facilitate Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement programs to ensure standards are being met, identify any training needs, and work with Professional Development Division to develop the training needed to correct the related concerns.
• Serve as department contact for patient safety reporting and County peer review program. Follow-up on all internal patient safety reports to adequately address concerns.
• Monitor EMS legislative issues and concerns, involvement in appropriate EMS professional organizations, and attend State of Kansas Board of EMS (KBEMS) meetings regularly.
• Liaison with Medical Director’s office and regional and state groups. Represents the department at Johnson County EMS System associated meetings, Johnson County Community College and the Mid-America Regional Council committees. Attend regular meetings and report back to FD SMT on important issues.
• Serve in the function of Infection Control Officer for the Fire Department. Establish an Exposure Control Plan and maintains pertinent records. Coordinates annual Infectious Control training for the department.
• Ensure department maintains all required certifications, licensures, registrations, waivers, etc. needed to provide EMS services.
• Ensure patient care records are created and maintained in accordance with department policy. Ensure appropriate standards are followed for departmentwide patient privacy practices.
• Oversee OFD’s Community Health Unit to include the Mobile Integrated Health program. Work with contracted and other social service agency representatives to ensure program success. Ensure coordination with Olathe Police Department ACT program. Manage resources needs and funding opportunities for Unit’s success.
• Develop specifications for all EMS equipment, protective clothing, vehicles, etc.; review existing specifications and make necessary changes to meet departmental standards.
• Develop plans for major EMS equipment purchases. Develop and manage a schedule for the maintenance of EMS equipment and supply replenishment.
• Maintain responsibility for the tracking of controlled substances.
• Plan, direct and coordinate subordinate units as well as coordinating activities with other sections/divisions/departments and outside agencies.
• Ensure planning efforts of division are aligned with or integrated into other division, section and department plans as appropriate.
• Ensure annual program appraisals are completed as required.
• Manage, lead, motivate, develop and evaluate assigned personnel. This includes addressing
• personnel matters by working with employee to make improvements and correct deficiencies.
• Monitor budget and expenditures for assigned division.
• Respond to emergencies as needed (multi-company responses, complex incidents, etc.). Assist at incident in staff support role, monitor situation and take command as appropriate.
• Respond to the department operations center or city emergency operation center as the fire department representative.
• Ensure customer service requests and other public inquiries are resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Support implementation of department and citywide initiatives.
• Champion department's mission, vision and values to foster a safe and positive culture.
• Ensure work occurs in accordance with city ordinances and policies, department administrative policy guidelines, protocols and procedures.
• Represent the department at various internal and external meetings.
• Present information to a variety of audiences including elected officials, civic groups, employees, etc.
• Prepare reports and other written communication.
• Conduct special projects at the direction of the fire chief, deputy fire chief or assistant fire chiefs.
• Foster strong relationships with partner agencies to include other city departments, other fire departments, response organizations, and various community service organizations.
• May assume the position of fire chief in the fire chief’s absence.
• Identify and implement ideas to improve the department's performance.
• Seek out opportunities for own continued professional development.
For more details, review the full job details and requirements below.- Supervise, schedule, prioritize, assign, train and review the work of assigned employees.
- Develop and conduct fire department training programs and initiatives.
- Manage and oversee the development and direction of lesson plans for training courses.
- Research and collect information pertaining to fire services; gather information from publications, seminars and other sources; stay abreast of innovations in the response and delivery of emergency services.
- Coordinate certification and recertification training; conduct promotional examinations; evaluate results; ensure that certifications are issued.
- Manage and oversee the maintenance and review of department records on all training courses; provide information to Human Resources and other Departments as appropriate.
- Respond to emergency situations as needed.
- Serve as a representative for the Fire Department Safety Committee; represent the department on the City Safety Team.
- Assist in preparing training budget and proposed capital expenditures; requisition supplies as needed; monitor expenditures, manage assigned resources.
- Work with Command Staff and other work groups to maintain a collaborative approach to department safety, training, development and problem solving.
- Develop and administer annual department training plan.
- Seek out and coordinate collaborative partnerships with other agencies/organizations to help accomplish training and development mission.
- Perform duties and responsibilities as required.
Experience and Education Guidelines: Any combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is acceptable. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:
Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible fire services experience including one year of administrative and supervisory responsibilities.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university required with major course work in fire administration, fire science, public administration or a related field. National Fire Academy course work, including acceptance in the NFA Executive Fire Officer Program (within 3 years of appointment) is required.
Knowledge of: Operational characteristics, services, and activities of comprehensive fire protection systems including: Emergency management, all hazards risk assessment and reduction, principles, practices, methods and techniques of modern urban fire department programs and services, life safety and prevention programs, hazardous materials mitigation, technical rescue response systems and techniques, modern communication systems and emergency services dispatching, and fire apparatus and other equipment used in the fire protection industry.
Licenses and Certificates: Possession of or ability to obtain a valid Driver’s license and Kansas Emergency Medical Technician certificate.
Supervised by: Assistant Fire Chief.
Supervises: Battalion Chief - Training and Safety, Training Captain (2).
