Emergency Services Training Officer

Location: Asheboro, NC
Job Type: Full Time

About the Role

Performs skilled technical work in planning, organizing, scheduling, coordinating, and conducting the department Paramedic Academy for Paramedic Trainees. Maintains trainee records, compiles, schedules, and analyzes quality management data and audits, provides remediation to Paramedic Trainees when necessary, and delivers educational instruction. Work is performed under the general direction of the Emergency Services Training Coordinator and/or Emergency Medical Services Assistant Operations Officer.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare, coordinate, and institute all essential elements of an in-house Paramedic Academy to meet the requirements of the NC Office of EMS.
• Prepare, select, assemble, and distribute educational information and material to employees.
• Coordinate a quality management system to schedule random audits on the Paramedic Academy and its trainees.
• Provide educational instruction to students and select appropriate instructors to deliver required educational materials for a Paramedic program, emphasizing subject matter expert instructors for each focal topic (e.g., cardiology, OB/GYN, Stroke, Burns, Pharmacology).
• Compile and analyze quality management data to provide detailed reports highlighting activities and performance in each clinical area.
• Maintain electronic employee training records and assist employees and first responders with preparation for re-credentialing through State agencies.
• Assist employees and first responders with local and state testing requirements, including scheduling oral and written reviews with the Medical Director.
• Assist in coordinating annual scope-of-practice testing, workshops, and classes.
• Perform Emergency Management duties as assigned during emergency operations center activations, exercises, training, special events, and/or emergency incidents.
• Work shifts on the ambulance as required.
• Assist the Training Coordinator as needed.
• Abide by, enforce, and participate in the implementation and ongoing oversight of Randolph County Government safety standards and regulations.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree and three to five years of experience working in Emergency Services, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess and maintain NC Office of EMS Level I Instructor certification; Level II Instructor preferred.
• NC Office of EMS Paramedic Certification.
• Local credentialing/re-credentialing as required.
• CPR/First Aid certification.
• Emergency Vehicle Operations training.
• HazMat Awareness training.
• Incident Command System (ICS) training as required.
• Valid Driver’s License in the State of North Carolina.
• ACLS, PALS, and PHTLS instructor certifications as required.