EMT Instructor

Distinctive Home & Health Care is a leading provider of healthcare to serve military installations across the United States. Our team of professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service and support for each one of our clients. Distinctive Healthcare is currently seeking to hire a Full Time EMT Instructor at JBSA Fort Sam Houston.

• Degree/
  
  Education:
  
  Graduate from a National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) program is required. A minimum of an associate degree related to the teaching discipline awarded from an accredited institution that demonstrates sufficient justification to meet the CCAF teaching discipline requirement. Knowledge and skills as they pertain to Emergency Medical Technician Department of Transportation (DOT) curriculum and objectives, advanced trauma treatment using tenants of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) is desired but not required.
  
  Knowledge and skills of a first responder; and of pre-hospital care as it applies to the 4N0X1 (Air Force Medical Technician). Knowledge and skill of limited medications as they apply to limited primary care; of physical and emotional reactions to a variety of treatment procedures, medical evaluation, procedures and treatment, trauma scenario development.
• Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support:
  Possess and maintain a national certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Nationally Registered Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (NRAEMT), or Paramedic from the NREMT. Additionally, the HCWs will maintain Basic Life Support certification through the American Red Cross.
• Experience:
  
  EMT instructor should possess no less than five years of EMS field experience as an EMT, AEMT, or Paramedic after certification.
• B
  oard Certification: None.
• Licensure/Registration:
  All licensure/certification fees, as well as completion of mandatory continuing education units (CEU’s) required for re-licensure/certification, are the responsibility of the incumbent. All licensure/certifications must be.

• The duties for the HCW are as follows: EMT Instructors shall provide relevant Course Instruction support in subject areas listed below. The curriculum will be provided by the Government. The desired result is to enable the Emergency Medical Technician Units to react more quickly and efficiently to emergency situations and in prolonged hospital care with encountered obstacles using the tools available in the performance measures.
  
  A minimum of two (2) certified instructors are required per class.
• Instructor is responsible for providing quality standardized instruction and testing for the US Air Force Medical Technician.
• Conduct instruction in a variety of environments; to include: classrooms, laboratories, or outdoors at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Instruction will include didactic and psychomotor training in an academic setting for basic EMT and limited primary care. Subjects presented include basic anatomy and physiology, cardiac life support, sanitation and first aid procedures, shock management, respiratory maintenance, hemorrhage control, emergency wound treatment, management of fractures, burns, and injuries from chemical agents, emergency medical treatment, basic nursing skills and advanced nursing skills.
• Use appropriate training aids including computer-based material and devices approved by the Program Director, AMSA and listed in the Plan of Instruction (POI) to execute and enhance training outcomes.
• Review current lesson plans with handbooks, study guides, and tests.
• Designs, prepares, and keeps other instructional aids including flip charts, view graphs, slides, etc. current.
• Use up-to-date knowledge of advanced medical subjects (standards of care) and EMT processes,…