Associate Director - Paramedic Training Group

Job Description

The Department of Emergency Medicine within the University of Washington’s School of Medicine (SoM) has an outstanding opportunity for an Associate Director within the Michael K. Copass, MD Paramedic Training Program. The Paramedic Training Program (M1PT) involves a dynamic environment. M1PT is hosted at Harborview Medical Center and by the Seattle Fire Department. The objective of M1PT is to educate and train paramedic students to attain advanced knowledge, experience, and skills to evaluate and effectively treat medical emergencies in the pre‑hospital setting as mobile intensive care paramedics.

Secondarily, it is the role of M1PT to supervise and manage all currently certified King County paramedics as the single EMS Provider Supervisory Organization.

The Associate Director will be a key member of the M1PT Leadership Team and will report directly to the Director of the Program. This position plans, communicates, and implements operational and training initiatives that are aligned with community and program’s strategic goals and mission. It provides expert guidance to paramedic students and staff and leads administrative, operational, credentialing, and educational functions.

The Associate Director utilizes process improvement and project management tools to implement policies and develop strategic plans to ensure Paramedic Training goals are met. It maintains professional relationships and leads communication and interactions across all units within the Department and other partners such as the Medical Centers, School of Medicine, University of Washington and regional organizations.

As a leadership position, the Associate Director is expected to exercise independent judgment, solve complex problems, and develop innovative approaches in training paramedic students. It requires the ability to direct and manage multiple priorities, effectively analyze a range of educational situations, and make sound decisions using time management skills, good business acumen, and balanced administrative judgement. The Associate Director must have excellent personnel management skills and strong organizational ability and must work independently and collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to achieve the goals of the Program and School of Medicine.

• Independently lead the creation of strategic, operational, business plans, and regional needs to achieve the initiatives, objectives, and projects to meet Program needs.
• Navigate complex healthcare and Emergency Medical systems to identify key contacts and stakeholders to provide input relevant to Program projects, processes, and goals.
• Lead program space‑related projects to meet training needs. This includes facilitating coordination efforts between M1PT, the School of Medicine, Medical Centers, and regional Fire/EMS agencies. These agencies include but are not limited to Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Jefferson, Kitsap, San Juan, and Island Counties.
• Serve as the primary liaison with King County EMS, participating in regular systemwide meetings and supporting quality improvement, policy implementation, and certification processes for all county paramedics across the five ALS agencies (Seattle Fire, Shoreline Fire, Redmond Fire, Bellevue Fire, and King County Medic One), while overseeing grand rounds, airway training, ACLS/PALS, and implementation of the Ongoing Training and Evaluation Program (OTEP) in partnership with County EMS Chiefs.
• Continuously improve Program operations by identifying process issues, planning and executing solutions, and evaluating outcomes.

• In collaboration with the M1PT Director and Medical Director, oversee administration, organization, and supervision of the educational program. This includes but is not limited to the following tasks:
• Quality review and improvement of the educational program to include systems that demonstrate program effectiveness.
• Orientation of and collaboration with clinical & field internship organizations and preceptors.
• Constructive analysis and resolution of concerns and issues that may arise with Program…