EMT Instructor Aide - Full Time - Hackensack Meridian Health

Wall, NJ 07753

About the Job

Overview:

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The EMT Instructor Aide is a certified EMT who is seeking to become an EMT instructor (instructor candidate). The instructor aide must meet the entry requirements set by the New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services. The instructor aide works directly with the EMT Instructor to develop his/her skill set of classroom management, education strategies and course design.

Responsibilities:

A day in the life of a EMT Instructor Aide at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

1. Serves as an apprentice in the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of EMS educational program offerings.
2. Under oversight of the Instructor, prepares and delivers instruction at the EMS Training Center or off-site, as needed; oversees the activities of course participants during instructional time.
3. Evaluates learner performance, provides feedback, and develops learner remediation plans.
4. Fulfills EMS educational program administrative requirements, to include calculation and submission of grades, maintenance of program, course, and accurate student/participant records, and preparation and submission of data and reports.
5. Participates in continuing professional development programs as appropriate.
6. Adheres to established University and departmental policies and procedures and relevant quality and safety standards.
7. Adapt EMS curricula to reflect State requirements, local needs, and national trends.
8. Participates in activities that promote the EMS Training Center, to include student recruiting, and program marketing events, as appropriate.
9. May assist the instructor in guiding and training staff/student employees, interns, and/or volunteers performing related work; may participate in the recruitment of volunteers, as appropriate to the area of operation.
10. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
11. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications:

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

1. High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
2. At least 1 year of EMS experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
3. Currently enrolled in approved EMS instructor course and teaching internship, or equivalent
4. Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and customer service orientation.
5. Knowledge of the delivery of emergency medical services in the State of New Jersey; adult learning theory and methodologies; EMS educational program accreditation processes and standards; State of New Jersey Office of EMS rules and regulations.
6. Demonstrated teaching and educational facilitation skills.
7. Knowledge of competency-based education principles and methods.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

1. Emergency Medical Technician Certification New Jersey or Paramedics Certification or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Paramedic Certification.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

1. National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Basic Certification.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Source : Hackensack Meridian Health