EMS Educator

The EMS Educator is responsible for developing, delivering, and evaluating educational programs and training for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel. This role involves providing instruction on foundational and advanced EMS concepts, including patient care, medical procedures, and safety protocols, while ensuring compliance with state, federal, and national EMS standards. The EMS Educator will create and update curriculum materials, facilitate hands-on training exercises, and assess the performance and knowledge of EMS students.

The position also includes mentoring and providing continuing education to EMS staff to enhance their professional development and improve patient outcomes. Strong communication, organizational, and teaching skills are essential to effectively engage learners and foster a culture of excellence in emergency medical care.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Current National Registry Paramedic Registration
• WV OEMS Paramedic License within 3 months of hire.
• WV OEMS C3
  
  IFT Paramedic Endorsement within 6 months of hire.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Certified WV EMS Instructor within six (6) months of hire.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA), National Association of Emergency Medical Technician (NAEMT), and/or National Association of EMS Educators Instructor Certifications or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.

• Five (5) years of experience as an EMS Clinician.
• Two (2) years of experience as an EMS Educator.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health, or other related field
• Instructor Credentials in EMS related ancillary courses (Not an inclusive list):

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
• Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC)
• Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)
• Emergency Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS)

• Nationally Certified EMS Educator (NCEE).
• Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C, FP-C, UMBC CCP).
• Current Authorization by WV OEMS to Administer Blood Products

• Eight (8) years of experience as an EMS Clinician.
• Four (4) years’ experience as an EMS Educator
• One (1) years’ experience of course coordination and classroom management.

• Participates in the planning, implementation, coordination, an devaluation of EMS educational program offerings.
• Evaluates learner performance, provides feedback, and developslearner remediation plans.
• Fulfills EMS educational program administrative requirements, toinclude calculation and submission of grades, maintenance ofprogram, course, and student/participant records, and preparation and submission of data and reports.
• Participates in continuing professional development programs as appropriate.
• Participate in emergency training and train others about the significance of safety.
• Assist in managing online Learning Management System(LMS).
• Helps in the EMS Simulation education.
• Assists in managing a cadre of EMS instructors
• Assists in management of the National Registry and WVOEMSProvider Portal.
• Maintain education calendar and ensure the calendar is up todate with all courses.
• Assist new hires in credential process, as well as current employees during recertifications.
• Manages licensure and certification of EMS clinicians, ensuring that clinicians remain complaint with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Manages Field Training Evaluation Program (FTEP) (new employeecredentialing process) ensuring Field Training Officers and newhire candidates are following applicable policy and progressingappropriately.
• In times of needs and by request, assists Operations as aclinician Or shift supervisor as applicable.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Physical Ability - Tasks require the regular and, attimes, sustained performance of moderately physically demandingwork, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and thatmay involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of heavy objects and materials
• Sensory Ability - Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor,depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

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