Educator - Life Support Training Center

ummc; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Resuscitation Training Center at UMMC is seeking an Educator to administer and coordinate continuing education, training services, and workshops for physicians, nurses, students, and staff. You will act as an expert resource, coordinate demonstrations and lectures, and evaluate training programs within an assigned area of expertise.

The role requires adult learning knowledge, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop curricula and manage affiliated instructors.

Qualifications

• Degree (Associates' or Bachelor's) and three years of paramedic, nurse, or respiratory therapist experience.
• American Heart Association BLS, PALS, and ACLS Instructor certifications required post-hire within six months.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and training methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Schedules continuing education and training opportunities for UMMC employees, community members, and students.
• Provides Simulation training for physicians, internal medicine residents, medical students, faculty, staff, and other community healthcare professionals in AHA programs.
• Assists in determining development and training needs to improve competence and quality of care.
• Acts as knowledge resource for employees, community members, and students.
• Develops, plans and evaluates compliance for employees with policies and standards.
• Facilitates course files, certifications, and payments in a timely manner.
• Ensures instructor and provider compliance with guidelines and data reporting.
• Trains, develops, and manages affiliated instructors; manages designated courses and programs.

Skills

Adult learning principles

Interpersonal skills

Problem resolution

Identify training needs

Curriculum development

Training evaluation

Tech literacy

Education

Associates' or Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of paramedic/nurse/respiratory therapist experience

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00050345

Job Category: Professional and Technical

Organization: Resuscitation Training Center

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: Educator - Life Support Training Center

Job Summary

To administer, coordinate and implement continuing education, training services and workshops for physician, nurses, students, and staff within an assigned area of expertise. To act as an expert resource for UMMC employees, community members, students, and clinical staff. To coordinate educational opportunities through group demonstrations and lectures on one-on-one coaching and training. To evaluate, update, implement, and facilitate training programs. To perform job duties in accordance with the medical center's purpose.

Education & Experience

• Education and Experience Required: Degree ( Associates ' or Bachelor's) and three (3) years of paramedic, nurse, or respiratory therapist experience .
• Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: American Heart Association BLS, PALS, and ACLS Instructor certifications required post-hire within six months.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of adult learning principles and training/instructional methods, techniques and formats.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with a wide range of constituencies.
• Problem resolution skills.
• Ability to identify training/instructional needs.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate training plans, curricula and methodology.
• Knowledge and ability to work with current technologies and general office applications (word, excel, powerpoint, etc.).
• Must be able to prioritize workflows independently and successfully manage affiliated instructors.

Responsibilities

• Schedules continuing education and training opportunities for UMMC employees, community members, and students .
• Provides Simulation training for physicians, internal medicine residents, medical students, faculty, staff, and other community healthcare professionals in AHA's BLS, ACLS, PALS, and Heartsaver programs as well as any other designated courses or programs .
• Assists in determining the development and training needs to evaluate and improve the competence and quality of care.
• Acts as knowledge resource for UMMC employees, community members, and students.
• Develops, plans and evaluates compliance for employees in accordance with policies, procedures and practice standards and in collaboration with the department of hospital education.
• Facilitates course files, certifications, and payments in a timely manner.
• Ensures training center aligned instructor and provider compliance according to authorizing body guidelines.
• Accurately collects data and builds reports.
• Trains, develops, and manages affiliated instructors.
• Manages designated courses and programs.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locati