IN-DOH-CARES State Coordinator

Job id: 740777

Department: IDOH

Position: CARES State Coordinator

Location: 2 N Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46204

Duration:12 Months

• The position is hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
• Instate travel approx. 2535% is required. Travel throughout the region is reimbursable; travel to the IDOH offices is not reimbursed.
• The position is expected to extend beyond the 6/2025 date.
• The initial interview will be via Teams. Followup interviews will require inperson attendance.

• The incumbent designs implements coordinates oversees and provides technical support for all aspects of the CARES program in Indiana and works with other groups participating in the program to expand reach and participation.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assists with data analysis in the CARES databases.
• Works with CARES oversight staff to help implement the CARES (Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival) program in Indiana.
• Provide training and oversight for participating communities to ensure consistency in the data collection auditing and reporting processes.
• Outreach to potential project partners in local and regional healthcare as well as communitybased partnerships.
• Work with CARES oversight staff in generating reports and other data requests on schedule.
• Coordinate communications and meetings with CARES partners and participating EMS agencies and hospitals.
• Responsible for coordinating the daily operational tasks that are needed for the maintenance of participating sites and future ones.
• Troubleshooting database errors and software system issues.
• Establish and coordinate the CARES data sharing committee for the state and field requests for regional and state data.
• Incorporates interpersonal skills in communication with stakeholder personnel colleagues and the public.
• Collaborates with trauma system stakeholders including the Indiana Trauma Care Commission and EMS Commission.
• Travel will be required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities would include disseminating information in the form of manuals data definitions publications online meetings telephone conference calls and emails to maintain the data collection and review process for each participating EMS agency hospital and dispatch center in your state.
• The coordinator will also need to communicate general findings and updates in CARES progress/development to the key stakeholders in the state and program participants.
• The coordinator will review essential information regarding an agencys system configuration determine the appropriate means of data collection and conduct sitespecific training sessions with EMS and hospital personnel.
• The coordinator will work with local system administrators to ensure compliance with dataentry schedules resolve access/password issues and update agency hospital and first responder accounts and information.

Job requirements:

• Experience with program coordination experience working with Emergency Medicine departments experience with large data files and analysis experience working with people from different healthcare disciplines strong communication skills both written and oral ability to work independently and in a team environment and experience with data and project management.

Required skills:

• A bachelors degree in Public Health or a related discipline will be a minimum requirement for the position.
• Prior experience in a program coordinator role (preferably in a healthcare setting).
• Prior experience evaluating and interpreting data.
• Computer proficiency with software applications including MS Word Excel and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of statistical applications.
• Prior experience working in an Emergency Medicine Department.