EMS and Trauma Systems Staff

Program Responsibilities:

• Supervises development and implementation of an organized, statewide emergency medical services, trauma care and prevention program
• Develops and coordinates a strategic planning process. Manages Section budgets, funding, and contracts.
• Coordinates grant procurement and management activities

Program Responsibilities:

• Plans and implements a pre-hospital data collection and quality improvement system for emergency medical services
• Manages the Section’s EMS System strategic planning project
• Manages the development of an office management and resource database
• Supervises the EMS licensing and enforcement program
• Manages bioterrorism grant planning and disaster planning

Program Responsibilities:

• Manages day-to-day development of the statewide trauma system
• Coordinating adoption of the administrative rules for implementation of the Montana Trauma Care System
• Coordinating adoption of a Montana Trauma System Plan
• Coordinating administration of the state trauma registry including education, implementation, data analysis and reports
• Meets quarterly with the Regional Trauma Advisory Committees to solicit input and to help coordinate priorities among the three RTACs
• Meets quarterly with the State Trauma Care Committee to present recommendations for trauma system improvement, and to receive input, suggestions and directions
• Provides technical expertise and assistance to Montana hospitals through consultation visits and helps prepare facilities for trauma center designation
• Medical response to disaster planning
• Facilitates and coordinates trauma related education offerings (RMRTS, trauma coordinator conference, PHTLS, GEMS, TBI, TERN/STN, TNCC, and Trauma TEAM)
• Administers trauma grants including all grant activities, reports and continuing applications

Program Responsibilities:

• Manages Section's injury prevention programs and grants
• Provides technical assistance to state and regional trauma committees, hospitals, community agencies, FICMR, state agencies and others in the design and evaluation of injury prevention and control activities.
• Coordinates implementation of the Injury Prevention and Control Plan
• Manages the poison control system

Program Responsibilities:

• Manages Section EMS for Children program
• Provides technical assistance to state and regional trauma committees, hospitals, community agencies, SAFE KIDS, state agencies and others in the design and evaluation of EMS for Children
• Administers and manages the HRSA EMS for Children Partnership grant
  Manages implementation of Emergency Medical Dispatch program

Program Responsibilities:

• Manages day-to-day operation of EMS transportation program including licensing and inspections
• Serves as the Section’s enforcement officer. Investigates complaints or enforcement actions that may be necessary
• Assists with writing and adoption of new licensing rules and makes recommendations for improvement and modifications
• Manages unprotected exposure program
• Coordinates statewide communications inventory
• Administers and manages the HRSA AED grant

Program Responsibilities:

• Program Management and Grant Administration
• Develops and administers statewide public health programs in response to
• state needs and grant and cooperative agreement solicitations.
• Develops and implements evidence-based health policy, and public health interventions.
• Coordinates statewide planning and partnership groups.
• Develops and maintains program strategic and quality improvement plans,and performance measures.
• Coordinates and monitors completion of program core work activity plans in performance management system.
• Researches and write competitive and continuation grant and cooperative agreement applications to funding organizations.
• Coordinates the development and management of health surveillance and data collection systems to track, analyze and evaluate programs and services.
• Researches, analyzes and monitors state laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to their public health programs.
• Outreach, Training, Program Support
• Coordinates program support and technical assistance to local and tribal health departments and other
• partners/contractors.
• Assesses training needs of contractors and partners.
• Coordinates the implementation and evaluation of trainings and conferences, and other educational opportunities for contractors and partners.
• Oversees the development of health education and outreach materials.
• Responds to inquiries concerning public health programs.
• Program and Contract Monitoring and Evaluation
• Evaluates statewide program performance, recommends policy and/or program changes and improvements.
• Oversees the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of requests for proposals, contracts, and memorandum of understandings to fund and support program-related services.
• Develops and monitors programmatic budgets.

Program Responsibilities:

• Database coordination and analysis for the trauma registry, data validation and reporting
• ATLS Program Administration
• Generates various program statistics and other database activities, and contact lists
• Administers Section website, bulletin board, listserv and other information projects
• Assists staff with software issues and training

Program Responsibilities:

• Assists with day-to-day development of the statewide trauma system
• Trauma registry and reporting
• Trauma facility designation
• Meets quarterly in conjunction with the State Trauma System Manager with the Regional Trauma Advisory Committees to solicit input and to help coordinate priorities among the three RTACs
• Meets quarterly in conjunction with the State Trauma System Manager with the State Trauma Care Committee to present recommendations for trauma system improvement, and to receive input, suggestions and directions
• Provides technical expertise and assistance to Montana hospitals through consultation visits and helps prepare facilities for trauma center designation

Program Responsibilities:

• Oversees the CDC funded Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) grant designed to reduce overdose deaths in Montana
• Coordinates activities under the OD2A grant with partner agencies and organizations
• Coordinates grant procurement and management activities

Program Responsibilities:

• Developes, implements, and oversees overdose surveillance systems
• Analyzes datasets regarding substance use and produce regular reports and presentations to statewide stakeholders
• Provides technical assistance on issues regarding surveillance, interventions, statistical analysis, and data interpretation

Program Responsibilities

• Assesses ongoing program activities to identify education and training needs such as new requirements i.e. administrative / law changes, client needs, and revised public health policies
• Plans, coordinates and attends conferences to provide education, outreach and networking opportunities
• Responds to inquiries concerning public health programs
• Monitors contracted services and budgets to ensure conformance with terms and conditions of individual agreements 
• Monitors and regulates EMS Opioid website pages and content

Program Responsibilities:

• Provides office management functions
• Provides clerical services for Section staff
• Assists with preparation of various meetings
• Assist staff and others with various travel needs
• Coordinates office purchasing and payment systems
• Coordinates entry of section budgets into projection spreadsheets