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TECO

Strategy and Risk Manager

Tampa, FL · On-site

Strategy and Risk Manager Company: Peoples Gas System State and City: Florida - Tampa Shift: 8 Hr ... Support the development of continuity plans, recovery strategies, and resilience exercises.

TECO

Strategy and Risk Manager

Tampa, FL · On-site

Strategy and Risk Manager Company: Peoples Gas System State and City: Florida - Tampa Shift: 8 Hr ... Support the development of continuity plans, recovery strategies, and resilience exercises.

ATIA Ltd

IT Sales Manager

Miami, FL · Hybrid

... Continuity Management Systems (BCMS), Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), Provisioning systems, Billing systems, Business Support Systems, Operating Support Systems, Decision Support ...

ChenMed

Patient Continuity and Needs Advocate

Miami, FL · On-site

$17 - $24.26/hr

The Patient Continuity and Needs Advocate (PCNA) serves as a vital bridge between patients and ... Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager's discretion. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ...

ChenMed

$24.26/hr

The Patient Continuity and Needs Advocate (PCNA) serves as a vital bridge between patients and ... Performs other duties as assigned and modified at manager's discretion. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ...

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What is the difference between Continuity Manager vs Business Continuity Planner?

AspectContinuity ManagerBusiness Continuity Planner
CredentialsCertifications like CBCP, MBCP often preferredSimilar certifications, often the same as Continuity Manager
Work EnvironmentOversees continuity strategies across departmentsDevelops and maintains business continuity plans
Industry UsageCommon in large corporations, government agenciesUsed in various industries, often as a specialized role
Search IntentOften searched for in relation to continuity management rolesCompared with Continuity Manager for planning responsibilities

Both roles focus on ensuring organizational resilience, with the Continuity Manager overseeing overall continuity strategies and the Business Continuity Planner focusing on developing and implementing specific plans. They often work closely and share similar credentials, but the Manager has broader oversight responsibilities.

What is a continuity manager?

Continuity Managers are professionals responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining business continuity plans within an organization. Their main goal is to ensure that critical business functions can continue or quickly resume during and after a disruption, such as a natural disaster, cyberattack, or other emergencies. They assess risks, coordinate with various departments, conduct training and simulations, and regularly update continuity strategies to minimize operational downtime. Their work is essential for safeguarding an organization’s assets, reputation, and ongoing operations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a continuity manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Continuity Manager, you need expertise in business continuity planning, risk assessment, and crisis management, often supported by a degree in business or a related field and relevant certifications like CBCP or ISO 22301. Familiarity with continuity planning software, incident management tools, and regulatory compliance systems is typically required. Strong leadership, analytical thinking, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for coordinating teams and executing response plans under pressure. These competencies ensure organizations can minimize disruption and maintain essential operations during unexpected events.

What are some common challenges a continuity manager faces when implementing business continuity plans across multiple departments?

Continuity Managers often face the challenge of aligning different departments with standardized business continuity practices while accommodating unique operational needs. Gaining buy-in from stakeholders, ensuring ongoing employee training, and regularly updating plans to reflect organizational changes are also key hurdles. Successful Continuity Managers build strong relationships across teams, facilitate regular testing of continuity plans, and foster a culture of preparedness to overcome these challenges.
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Director, Business Continuity

Public Health Trust of Dade Co

Miami, FL • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago

Job description

Jackson Health System Department: Jackson Health System - Business Continuity Management
Address: 1400 NW N River Dr, Miami, FL 33125, Miami, Florida, 33125
Shift details: Full Time, Days, 8:00 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday
Join our mission 'to improve the delivery of patient care and the lives of everyone we touch', be part of shaping and transforming the future of healthcare resilience at Jackson Health System!
Are you ready to make a transformational impact in one of America's most vibrant cities? Jackson Health System, a globally recognized academic medical powerhouse in the heart of Miami, is seeking a visionary Director of Business Continuity to lead our organization through an exciting era of unprecedented growth and innovation.
Why Jackson Health System?
For over a century, Jackson has stood as a beacon of world-class healthcare, serving every person who walks through our doors regardless of their circumstances. As South Florida's premier academic medical system with more than 2,000 licensed beds and the primary teaching hospital for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, we've evolved into one of the world's top medical providers delivering everything from routine care to life-saving interventions. This is your opportunity to join us at the most exciting time in our history. We're in the progressive stages of implementing EPIC across our entire system, positioning you at the forefront of healthcare transformation. You'll collaborate with the nation's best Emergency Management professionals and work alongside our progressive, innovative leadership team who are reshaping the future of healthcare delivery. You will lead the development and implementation of our comprehensive Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) while partnering with our cutting-edge Clinical Informatics team and diverse departments across our expansive health system. You'll showcase your expertise while building resilient frameworks that protect our mission-critical operations and ensure uninterrupted care for our diverse Miami community. Imagine advancing your career in one of the world's most desirable cities, where year-round sunshine meets cultural richness and professional excellence. Miami's dynamic energy perfectly complements our commitment to providing the best CARE through compassion, accountability, respect, and expertise.
Position Summary:
The Director of Business Continuity provides strategic and operational leadership for Jackson Health System's (JHS) enterprise-wide Business Continuity Program. This role ensures operational resilience for both clinical and business functions by building and maintaining a robust framework for preparedness, response and recovery while safeguarding patient care, and supporting transformation initiatives. The Director ensures that Jackson maintains the ability to deliver essential healthcare services during disruptive events, while embedding continuity planning into long-term strategic and operational goals. The Director will collaborate closely with Executive Leadership, Clinical/Business Operations, Emergency Management, Information Technology, and other stakeholders to ensure JHS maintains the ability to deliver essential healthcare services through the oversight, execution, and ongoing evaluation of a Business Continuity Management framework.
Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement, and oversee the system-wide Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework. Develop and enforce policies, procedures, and standards in compliance with the Joint Commission, CMS Conditions of Participation, and International Organization for Standardization (ISO 22301) best practices.
  • Serve as the primary advisor to Executive Leadership on business continuity, resilience and recovery strategies. Provides regular reports and data to the Executive Leadership on organizational readiness and risk posture.
  • Act as a senior leader with the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) during disruptions, supporting rapid decision-making and recovery coordination.
  • Lead and institutionalize Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) across all business and clinical units, ensuring all critical services have documented priorities, dependencies and recovery timelines. Assess risks related to patient care delivery, IT/EHR downtime, supply chain, facility and community dependencies. Recommend and implement mitigation and recovery strategies that strengthen system resilience. Integrate BIA findings into planning, technology investments and resource allocation.
  • Develop and maintain a formal Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) across hospitals, ambulatory care and corporate functions in alignment with regulatory standards.
  • Partner with IT to ensure a comprehensive Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) is designed, tested and regularly updated to meet operational and clinical continuity needs. Ensure that all downtime policies and procedures, department specific playbooks, are accurate, current and regularly updated.
  • Partner with operational and Health Information Management (HIM) leadership to ensure that downtime forms are current and readily available during planned and unplanned downtimes.
  • Maintain key performance indicators including frequency and effectiveness of drills, reduced downtime, improved recovery times and sustained continuity of patient care. Link access control, physical security and technology dependencies into continuity and recovery planning.
  • Partner with EM, IT, Facilities, Clinical Operations, Risk Management, and Compliance to ensure seamless alignment of plans - disaster preparedness exercises, coordinated disaster response, and recovery planning. Facilitate the selection, implementation and appropriate use of downtime procedure applications. Engage with community partners, regulators and accreditation agencies to maintain compliance and collaborative response strategies. Chair or Co-Chair Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery steering committee to align strategies across the enterprise.
  • Collaborate with Clinical Informatics team to lead enterprise-wide training, awareness, and education initiatives to build a culture of preparedness. Develop an enterprise-wide exercise program, ensuring regular tabletop and full-scale exercises that validate readiness and compliance. Formalize after-action reviews and lessons learned while driving continuous program improvement including updating of policies and procedures. Monitor emerging risks, including cyber threats, climate-related events and public health crises. Identify opportunities to enhance continuity strategies through innovation, data analytics and transformation initiatives.
  • Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Experience:
  • 5 to 7 years in business continuity, disaster recovery, enterprise risk management, or hospital operations with at least 5 years in a healthcare leadership role.
  • Applicants with extensive experience with business continuity but without hospital operations may be considered.
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in related field is required. Master's degree is preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), ISO 22301 or FL RN license is preferred. PMP or Lean Six Sigma is preferred.
Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

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