EMT Instructor, Simulation Center Upstate (Full-time, Variable Shift)

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Provides primary instruction for prehospital-related and other similar courses including the medical schools EMT Program. Utilizes consultation evaluation facilitation curriculum development and instructional skill to develop educational support strategies for all courses of instruction. Serves as a resource to students preceptors mentors and others while working under the direct supervision of the Manager EMT Education Program. Attend all planning and development meetings and will assist the Director to ensure all adjunct faculty are qualified and performing as expected. Assist in training Standardized Patients to portray clinical scenarios and assess students in communication history taking and physical examination skills and clinical procedural skills as required.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Healths purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Develops curriculum and provides instruction for courses offered. Teaches any assigned course or skills session in EMT program by employing appropriate teaching strategies and record keeping as relating course work to published objectives and demonstrate professional effective interaction with students.

• Prepares and posts educational content outlines and announcements andservicesas a secondary point of contact for allcommunications for the EMT Course. Write articles reports manuals and handouts and prepares self-directed learning material for specific aspects of curriculum and implements the use of new instructional systems as they are developed.

• Assists and coordinates strategic planning and goal setting for the EMT program and the development of curriculum and establishes guidelines for educational programs. Receives and processes all EMT ambulance experiential evaluation forms from each student shift to ensure appropriate student grades are posted. Ensures that all instructors are current with required certifications continuing education requirements and are provided with the necessaryresourcestocarry out all educational programs.

• Assists in developing implementing and evaluating a process for assessing students and prospective students through every course of instruction. Assists in ensuring that all student records are in compliance with State mandates required for the EMT Program. Ensures the State certification is and maintain an appropriate professional learning environment in class and labs. Conduct appropriate assessments of student learning and provide feedback to students in a timely manner. Advises the Program Director and students on alternate methods of problem solving or recommends specific solutions utilizingknowledgeof theory principlesand technologyofadult education or other methods procedures or practices. Assists and/or coordinates in the design of tests educational tools and QA & QI of Criteria to measure the effectiveness of educational conjunction with Director defines needs or problems and conducts studies and survey to analyze data for use in educational priority setting.

• Participates in professional growth activities within the department. Assists in research opportunities within the program. Conducts appropriate prehospital research and participates in interdisciplinary research.

• Assists with the coordination of advertising searching and interviewing clinical faculty/adjunct faculty. Defines policies and procedures to improve operational and educational programs. Works with various educational administrative and information technology departments to develop a community paramedic program in accordance with DHEC-approved standards. Maintains close working relationships with faculty and staff throughout the health system and other allied health coordination with the Program Director responsible for department strategic planning and goal setting formulation objectives and action plans and implementing new programs. serves oncommittees involvedwith courses of instruction.

• Organizes and submits faculty requests for educational materials to the program director. Maintain records from meetings as required. Reviews all evaluation forms and other records from students during the EMT Course. Ensures all processes for Student Health are followed when contaminated or other exposures occur during the clinical experiences and serves as the liaison between the student and Employee Health. Maintains inventory of all equipment and ensure that all is in working order.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelors degree in clinical or scientific related field of study.

• Experience - Two (2) years of direct pre-hospital education experience

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of education and experience noted above an Associate degree and four (4) years of related experience may be considered.

• In lieu of education and experience noted above High school diploma/equivalent and ten (10) years EMS related experience may be considered.

Required Certifications Registrations Licenses

• Current EMT - Paramedic License (State in which work is performed and National)

• EMT Instructor License (Paramedic Instructor license preferred) - current licensure or must be obtained within 6 months to 1 year of hire date

• ACLS BCLS PALS PHTLS instructor certification - current licensure or must be obtained within 3 months of hire

• A valid drivers license; an acceptable motor vehicle record as defined by the Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Chart; and proof of auto insurance.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of anatomy physiology and pathophysiology

• Knowledge of local regional state and national rules governing all levels of EMT performance

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

7004 Academics

Department

Simulation Center - Upstate

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