{"id":1138384,"url":"https://alion.io/job/mackenzie-health-emergency-preparedness-risk-specialist","title":"Emergency Preparedness & Risk Specialist","company":{"id":1052639,"name":"Mackenzie Health","domain":"mackenziehealth.ca","url":"https://alion.io/company/mackenziehealth","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Incident Management","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T09:21:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T13:01:10Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Job Description\nReporting to the Manager, Enterprise Risk within the Portfolio of Quality & Risk Management, the key function of this role will be to develop, support, and coordinate emergency preparedness education, training, and associated activities across the organization. The successful incumbent will be required to work collaboratively with all key stakeholders, including physicians, nurses, other health professionals, management, as well as external hospital partners and agencies. This role is pivotal in ensuring an effective hospital-wide response to disasters and other potential emergency situations. In addition, this role will require supporting day-to-day Risk Management duties.\nContribute to organizational safety by:\nFacilitates development and evaluation of corporate wide emergency preparedness (EP) education and training using multiple modalities (e.g., web-based eLearning; didactic sessions; simulation tabletop exercises, etc.) in collaboration with eLearning Specialists and others.\nCoordinates and conducts education related to EP (e.g., Orientation, Recertification, other).\nCoordinates annual EP drill for each Emergency Code (excluding Fire, Code Blue/Pink).\nProvides guidance and advice to teams on planning and conducting emergency response code exercises (e.g., tabletop, mock drills) and staff on access eLearning modules.\nMaintains records/database of EP education and training; tracks corporate compliance with mandatory EP training and provides reports for Leaders as required. \nProvides support for the hospital's Emergency Preparedness Steering Committee.\nImplement proactive and reactive strategies to mitigate risk across organization\nPrepare annual claims summaries and reports for Manager, Enterprise Risk\nProvide support in identifying risk for claims management \nPerform other related duties as required within Professional Practice, Education and Risk Portfolio\nWhat must you have?\nUndergraduate degree from a recognized University in a healthcare related field or equivalent experience and qualifications.\nOne to three years emergency management, preferably in healthcare.\nSound knowledge of emergency response codes in a hospital setting.\nWorking knowledge of the Incident Management System (IMS) for emergency preparedness\nWhat else do you bring?\nExcellent analytical problem-solving abilities, effective decision making and attention to detail\nAbility to meet deadlines and manage tasks accordingly.\nEvidence of effective organizational, interpersonal, leadership, judgment, critical thinking skills.\nProficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Visio.\nExcellent written and oral communication skills.\nProven attendance record.\nDemonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.\nAbility to lead and faciliate large size group and team meetings.\nEffectively uses empathy in interactions with others. \nDemonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring and values - Excellence, Leadership and Empathy. \nCommitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment. \nPreferably, your profile also includes:\nEmergency Preparedness management certificate an asset\nRisk Management Certificate an asset\nProject management and Risk management experience is an asset.\n*You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health.\n---\nMackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.\nOur hiring process does not involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants.\nWe thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4018,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Elderly Care","Emergency Medicine"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T09:21:43Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:7","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T20:37:51Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mackenzie-health-emergency-preparedness-risk-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mackenzie-health-emergency-preparedness-risk-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T20:37:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}