Instructional Services Director- Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center (EMSLRC)

The University of Iowa Health Carerecognized as one of the best hospitals in the United Statesis Iowas only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Each day more than 12000 employees students and volunteers work together to provide safe quality health care and excellent service for our patients. Our mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.

We are seeking a Program Director for our Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center (EMSLRC).

This position is responsible for leading the strategic development implementation and evaluation of programs that strengthen and sustain the EMS workforce. This role also oversees the EMSLRC as an American Heart Association (AHA) Training Center for Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses. The director plays a vital part in supporting and engaging internal and external community/state/national partners related to EMS education activities. The role collaborates daily with leaders and staff in the Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care and Emergency Medicine.

The EMSLRC is one of Iowas first EMS education programs educating EMS professionals since 1978. Our programs include the emergency medical technician (EMT) program paramedic education program advanced EMT program and an EMS instructor program. It is the states only EMS education program located in an academic medical center with a Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center burn center and comprehensive stroke center. It is Iowas only program with faculty from an academic emergency medicine department and an accredited EMS fellowship program. EMSLRC students graduate ready to enter the field and are sought for employment by EMS providers throughout Iowa and the region. EMS students learn their skills in an environment that provides realistic exposure to the practice of prehospital emergency medicine. In addition to modern skills trainers and high-fidelity simulation manikins students learn in the ambulance environment using our Sim Squad an ambulance outfitted for teaching mobile emergency care. EMSLRC EMS students work with in-hospital and field professionals throughout Iowa during their clinical and field experiences.

Our AHA Training Center serves members of the UI Health Care staff and the community. The EMSLRC oversees the activities of over one thousand instructors across Iowa and into the bordering states as well as processing their rosters and issuing AHA course completion cards.

We are proud of the long successful history of the EMSRLC. The University of Iowa Health Care EMSLRC is approved by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Emergency Medical and Trauma Services as an authorized EMS training program (#018). The University of Iowa Health Care EMSLRC Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Position Responsibilities::

• Ensure maintenance and compliance for Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accreditation.
• Review recommend and implement necessary operational changes.
• Oversee all programmatic fiscal activities including development and coordination of annual budget process; allocation of appropriate income and expenditures; projections for annual budget requests; fiscal reporting; and equipment and supply purchase.
• Create and implement cost-saving(s) and revenue enhancements.
• Prepare administer and maintain contracts between the University of Iowa (UI) Health Care external agencies and organizations.
• Monitor activities and services provided by other institutions and advise administrative and clinical staff.
• Provide expert counsel to and consult and collaborate with faculty deans campus service providers and administrators to enhance teaching and learning by ensuring ongoing quality review and recommending and implementing programmatic improvements.
• Identify statewide regional and national needs for emergency care education delivery and study. Attend relevant meetings and maintain appropriate committee memberships.
• Develop appropriate projects in response to these needs and identify and pursue funding sources and/or grant support.
• Collaborate with Healthcare Human Resources (HHR) to assure an engaged competent workforce by developing and administering policies and programs for recruitment development support quality assurance and retention of staff.
• Develop effective staffing models; assure allocation of effort(s). Recommend direct and implement changes as necessary.
• Provide functional and/or administrative supervision of professional student and temporary staff.
• Perform HR functions including interviewing selection training onboarding performance evaluation promotion and disciplinary action.
• Establish and implement administrative policies and procedures for the program. Re-evaluate regularly.
• Maintain effective working relationships with faculty staff students instructors public and external agencies.
• Serve as the primary liaison and advocate to the Department of Emergency Medicine Department of Nursing Services and Patient Care and other UI Health Care constituents.
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Instructional Services Director- Emergency Medical Services Learning Resources Center

• Percent of Time:100%
• Schedule:Full time days Monday-Friday. Occasional travel for training and education
• Location:UIHC Main Campus Iowa City Iowa.
• Benefits Highlights:
  • Regular salaried position located in Iowa City Iowa
  • Fringe benefit package including paid vacation; sick leave; health dental life and disability insurance options; and generous employer contributions into retirement plans.
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