Faculty, Emergency Medical Services

Position Overview

North West Arkansas Community College (NWACC) offers a 12-month, full-time faculty position reporting directly to the EMS Program Director. The instructor will teach 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. Availability for mornings, afternoons, evenings, or weekends is required. The instructor must also provide at least 10 on-campus office hours per week for student consultation.

• Meet and maintain Commission on Accreditation Emergency Medical Technology (CAEMT) standards related to class and clinical education.
• Assist and provide information needed to maintain accreditation and stay current with accrediting body standards.
• Facilitate student learning, provide effective instruction, and perform evaluations of student learning for all assigned classes, using standard course outlines as a guide.
• Develop course curriculum, handouts, lectures, labs, and presentations.
• Participate in articulating learning outcomes, selecting and administering measures, evaluating student performance, and suggesting changes to improve student learning.
• Assist with competency examinations.
• Serve on standing ad hoc committees, advisory boards, hiring committees, faculty senate, or as a student organization advisor.
• Mentor and assist in orienting new faculty, either formally or informally where appropriate or required by department or division.
• Perform additional duties as necessary to support the goals and objectives of the department and college.

• Associate of Applied Science degree or actively pursuing an AAS degree in Paramedic Science, with a minimum of a current EMS Instructor license through the Arkansas Department of Health Section of EMS 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 of field experience in hospital or on ambulance.
• Didactic and/or clinical teaching experience (academic, clinical, continuing education, in-service).

• 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, PowerPoint, 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.

The following physical activities are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is frequently required to manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, sit, stand, walk, and constantly hear, repeat motion, and talk. The worker requires close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and/or visual inspection at close distances.

The work environment typically consists of a professional office setting with a moderate noise level, including sounds from conversations, office equipment, and occasional staff movement. Lighting is standard, and temperature is controlled to remain within a comfortable range. Employees may occasionally need to visit other areas such as storage rooms, conference spaces, or outdoor locations where environmental conditions may vary.

NWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NWACC invites applications from all backgrounds and actively fosters a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.