Full Time Faculty, Emergency Medical Services

About the role

This is a 12-month, full-time faculty position reporting directly to the EMS Program Director. The instructor is responsible for teaching 15 load hours in the fall and spring semesters and 12 load hours in the summer semester in the areas of Paramedic, EMT, or EMR with the availability to teach mornings, afternoons, evenings, or weekends as needed. The instructor must also be available to students for consultation for at least 10 on-campus office hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Maintains the Commission on Accreditation Emergency Medical Technology standards related to class and clinical education
• Aids and provides information needed to maintain accreditation
• Stays current with accrediting body standards
• Facilitates student learning, provides effective instruction, and performs evaluations of student learning for all assigned classes, using standard course outlines as a guide
• Develops course curriculum, course handouts, lectures, labs, and presentations
• Participates in helping articulate learning outcomes, choose and administer measures, evaluate student performance, and suggest changes to improve student learning
• Assists with competency examinations
• Serves on standing ad hoc committees, advisory boards, hiring committees, faculty senate, or as a student organization advisor
• Mentors and assists in orienting new faculty, either formally or informally where appropriate or required by department or division

Requirements

• Associate of Applied Science degree or actively pursuing AAS Degree in Paramedic Science, with a minimum of a current EMS Instructor license through the Arkansas Department of Health and a minimum of two years teaching experience in the EMS field
• Licensed in Arkansas and Certified through National Registry of EMT as Paramedic and EMT Instructor
• Two years field experience in Hospital or on Ambulance
• Didactic &/or clinical teaching experience (academic, clinical, continuing education, in-service)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Instructor credentials in ACLS, PALS, CPR, PHTLS, AMLS, NAEMSE Instructor I
• Strong communication, organization, interpersonal, problem-solving, and counseling skills
• Current knowledge and skill in the use of information and computer technology (word processing, e-mail, database, power point, FISDAP) or proven ability to learn these skills
• Experience in student evaluation
• Experience leading Faculty and Directing them
• Experience scheduling and monitoring adjunct faculty
• Experience in outcomes assessment
• Current knowledge of contemporary EMS practice
• Knowledge of EMS Instructor at the Paramedic Level for the National EMS Education Standards

Skills

• Current knowledge and skill in the use of information and computer technology (word processing, e-mail, database, power point, FISDAP) or proven ability to learn these skills

Benefits

NWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.

Pay

Rate of pay: determined by faculty scale placement (education and years of experience) *Higher compensation may be considered based on qualifications directly related to position.

Schedule

This position will not be filled until July 5, 2026