EMS Clinical Educator

Position Overview

Implements, conducts, coordinates, and facilitates education in all aspects of American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and related fields. Develops new curricula ensuring compliance with current medical standards of practice, ethics, and regulations of the NJ Dept. of Health, Office of EMS. Participates in EMS Quality activities and serves on hospital committees. Uses effective communication skills to promote a positive and successful learning environment. Assures documentation of essential course or operational data is accurate, completed and processed in a timely fashion.

Essential Functions

• Plans, coordinates and presents programs to meet the learning needs of Capital Health, other healthcare providers and the community.
• Considers relevant course evaluation input for implementing changes to enhance program presentations.
• Ensures that educational programs remain updated with current evidence-based content.
• Develops new curricula adhering to current standards of care and maintains updated educational materials including books, handouts and other relevant references.
• Ensures educational programs incorporate aspects of cultural diversity of populations served.
• Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to provide educational courses at varied sites and schedules to accommodate customers.
• Demonstrates understanding that students learn differently by using a variety of instructional methods and teaching strategies.
• Maintains a positive and safe learning environment for students.
• Addresses disruptive or inappropriate behavior by students or instructors in a diplomatic but firm manner.
• Disseminates information about relevant educational offerings by Capital Health and the community.
• Prepares required documentation for classes, including submission of class syllabus to NJ DOH OEMS for continuing education credit approval as per regulations.
• Employs effective system to notify students and instructors of class cancellations or changes in time or location.
• Registers customers, prepares rosters and ensures students have appropriate materials and references prior to class.
• Participates in the development and implementation of documentation protocols and procedures.
• Ensures ability to identify and correct inaccurate information and critique performance by students and per diem education staff instructors in a guiding and diplomatic manner.
• Provides mentorship for new or less experienced instructors and field training officers.
• Serves as Training Center Faculty (Instructor-Trainer) for a variety of educational programs.
• Supports hospital system initiatives including committee participation, disaster exercises, and other community events.
• Facilitates critical thinking in healthcare providers to promote best practices for optimal performance and patient outcome.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement and in hospital-wide performance improvement projects.
• Promotes learning activities that enable healthcare providers to integrate research into practice.
• Collaborates with clinical departments to develop simulation-based curriculum to improve patient safety and outcomes.
• Serves as subject matter expert in the application of simulation-based education.
• Provides mentorship and guidance to simulation technicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education: High school diploma or equivalent (Associates preferred). Paramedic, or RN required.

Experience: Five years' clinical experience and three years' experience as an educator in healthcare related field.

Credentials (varies by assignment):

• If assigned to AHA training center: AHA BLS Instructor, AHA ACLS Instructor, AHA PALS Instructor.
• If assigned to simulation education: AHA BLS Instructor, ACLS provider (instructor preferred) and PALS provider (instructor preferred); Driver’s License.
• If assigned to the NJ EMS training center: AHA BLS Instructor, ACLS instructor and PALS instructor (required within 6 months on hire), NJ EMT instructor.
• Additional instructor credentials in at least two of the following preferred: NJ MAVT, PHTLS, EPC, EMS Safety, GEMS, TECC; EVOC and CEVO preferred.
• Other Credentials: Driver’s license.

Mental, Behavioral and Emotional Abilities: Must have excellent communication and customer service skills. Must be comfortable making presentations to large groups of people as well as skilled at facilitation of small group discussions.

Skills

• Intermediate level computer skills including Microsoft Office and other databases.
• Comfortable with the use, set-up, and troubleshooting of various types of audio/visual presentation equipment.
• Skilled at programming and operation of high-fidelity patient simulators and skill trainer type manikins.
• Knowledge of low and high-fidelity patient simulators and task trainers.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands: Sitting, Standing, Walking, Carry objects, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, Reaching forward, Squat/kneel/crawl, Pinching/fine motor activities, Keyboard use/repetitive motion, Talk or Hear.
• Occasional physical demands: Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Reaching overhead, Wrist position deviation, Taste or Smell.
• Continuous physical demands: Lifting Floor to Waist 50 lbs, Lifting Waist Level and Above 50 lbs.
• Sensory requirements: Accurate Near Vision, Accurate Far Vision, Accurate Color Discrimination, Accurate Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing.
• Anticipated occupational exposure risks: Bloodborne Pathogens, Chemical, Airborne Communicable Disease, Extreme Temperatures, Uneven Surfaces or Elevations, Extreme Noise Levels, Dust/Particulate Matter.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA
• Retirement Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance – Voluntary Life Spouse, Voluntary Life Employee, Voluntary Life Child
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program

Pay

Pay Range: $31.69 - $41.40 per hour (reflects compensation for a full-time equivalent 1.0 FTE position). Actual compensation may differ depending on assigned hours and position status (e.g., part-time). The pay range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered including, but not limited