Emergency Preparedness Specialist

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine, and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

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Position Summary

Emergency Preparedness is built on the four pillars of emergency management (mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response and recovery). In support of these pillars and the vision, mission and goals of the University Health Network the Emergency Preparedness Specialist provides leadership and support in the creation, planning, coordination, maintenance and updating of Emergency Management initiatives, plans and programs including: providing support organization wide to ensure that UHN is adequately prepared for a potentially harmful or large-scale incident; organizing and implementing training for staff to effectively respond to any type of disaster; coordinating debriefing sessions for critical code incidents; overseeing the emergency notification system for rapid notification to leaders, monitoring the site and UHN command centres; drafting, administering and proposing updates to staff fan-out policies/procedures; monitoring compliance with emergency management legislation, standards and best practice guidelines; performing cross-functional and other duties consistent with the job classification, as required.

Duties:

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

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UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.