Program Coordinator, Emergency Medical Science
Employer
Job Location
Perry Health Sciences Campus
Salary/Grade
Benefits
Job Category
- Professional
Application Period
Closes: Monday, January 4, 2021
Target Start Date
Expected Work Hours
Reports to
Employment Type
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
Two years of teaching in a post-secondary educational environment
North Carolina Paramedic certification or National Registry Paramedic with eligibility for reciprocity to obtain a North Carolina Paramedic credential
North Carolina EMT-Paramedic Level-II Instructor Certification or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree
Five plus years teaching in a post-secondary educational environment
Experience with Fisdap
Experience in a supervisory or leadership role at the Paramedic level
Position Description
Pay Grade: Coordinator 9
This position is responsible for the planning and coordination of continuing education courses and is also responsible for providing supervision and guidance to CE faculty.
Responsibilities and Duties (*Essential Functions):To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.
* Plans and coordinates continuing education courses and providing supervision and guidance to CE faculty, including requesting and amending sections
*Serves as liaison for the Administrative Department Head with affiliating agencies to discuss, arrange, and improve continuing education EMS courses
*Maintains ongoing communications with each affiliating agency to discuss, arrange, and improve WCE EMS courses, as prescribed by accreditation standards.
*Assists with hiring, evaluation, performance management, (class visits) and professional development of adjunct faculty
*Attends continuing education planning meetings
*Compiles and analyzes data in preparation for accreditation and assessment initiatives
Maintains current knowledge of the discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development
Participates in didactic and/or clinical instruction as needed
Participates in overall program evaluation to maintain compliance with the Committee on Accreditation of Emergency Medical Science Programs (CoAEMSP)
Actively participates in departmental meetings; assists with planning
Serves as a member of EMS advisory committee
Maintains regular office hours
Assists with tracking of completion or reentry of students for the EMS continuing education program
Promotes continuous improvement by completing an annual applied benchmark project on an individual or a group basis