Paramedic, Education Specialist: Hrly, PT

Firelands Health is the largest and most comprehensive healthcare resource in the Sandusky Bay region, serving Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron counties with a mission to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve lives.

Position Highlights

• Work/life balance support to help manage personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric benefits including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, and monthly employee events.
• Opportunity to live and work in Sandusky, voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America,” along the shores of Lake Erie.

About Firelands Health

Firelands Health is a locally managed and governed not-for-profit healthcare facility. Our core ACE values are:

• Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day.
• Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve.
• Enthusiasm: We work passionately to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate staff and community programs to enhance abilities and promote wellness.
• Assist in coordinating professional development programs for Medical Center staff to maintain licensure/certification requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain records/reports required for accrediting agencies and healthcare regulatory standards; recommend timely record management changes as needed.
• Participate in developing simulation education for Nursing and other departments.
• Support General Orientation, Nursing Orientation, and Code Ready programs under the direction of the Director.
• Develop tailored programs for Medical Center departments (e.g., BLS, ACLS, EKG Basics, PALS, Aegis, TNCC) using current standards of care and evidence-based practices.
• Coordinate and implement instructor updates, renewals, and develop new instructors for each program.
• Support e-learning education through Education Council collaboration.
• Plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate requested/required professional development programs.
• Compile and submit QA reports to the Director of Education Services in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited program of paramedic training.
• Current certification as an EMT-Paramedic from the State of Ohio; National Registry preferred.
• ACLS, PALS, and BLS Instructor Status through American Heart Association or ability to obtain within 90 days.
• Additional instructor statuses highly encouraged.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings as needed.
• Successful completion of a 90-day probationary period.