Emergency Services Training Officer

Randolph County; Asheboro (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Randolph County is seeking a skilled administrator to plan, organize, and operate the department Paramedic Academy for Trainees. The role includes maintaining trainee records, scheduling and analyzing quality audits, and providing instructional education under leadership of the Emergency Services Training Coordinator.

Essential duties include developing the academy, coordinating instructors, conducting audits, and ensuring credentialing compliance with NC EMS standards.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree and three to five years working in Emergency Services or equivalent.
• NC Office of EMS Level II Instructor certification required within one year of employment.
• Valid Driver’s License in the State of North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare, coordinate, and institute all essential elements of an in-house Paramedic Academy to meet NC EMS requirements.
• Provide educational instruction to students and select instructors for focal topics (cardiology, OB/GYN, Stroke, Burns, Pharmacology, etc.).
• Coordinate a quality management system to schedule random audits on the Academy and trainees.
• Compile and analyze quality management data to generate detailed performance reports.
• Maintain electronic training records and assist with re-credentialing and testing requirements.
• Assist in scheduling oral and written reviews with the Medical Director and coordinate scope-of-practice testing.

Skills

Paramedic Certification

Instructor Certification

Educational program development

Quality management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Associate degree in Emergency Services

NC Office of EMS Level II Instructor certification

Tools

EMS training software

Job description

Performs skilled technical work in planning, organizing, scheduling, coordinating, and conducting the department Paramedic Academy for Paramedic Trainees, and related work as apparent or assigned. Will maintain trainee records, compile, schedule, and analyze quality management data and audits, provide remediation to Paramedic Trainees when necessary, and provide educational instruction. Work is performed under the general direction of the Emergency Services Training Coordinator and/or Emergency Medical Services Assistant Operations Officer.

Essential Functions

• Develop, prepare, coordinate, and institute all essential elements of an in-house Paramedic Academy to meet the requirements of the NC Office of EMS.
• Prepares, selects, assembles, and distributes educational information and material toemployees.
• Coordinates a quality management system to schedule random audits on the Paramedic Academy and its trainees.
• Will provide educational instruction to students as required and will select appropriate instructors to deliver the required educational materials for a Paramedic program. Emphasis will be placed on subject matter expert instructors for each focal topic. (: cardiology, OB/GYN, Stroke, Burns, Pharmacology, etc.).
• Compile and analyze the quality management data to provide detailed reports to highlight activities and performance in each clinical area.
• Maintain electronic employee training records and assist employees and first responders with preparation for re-credentialing through the State agencies.
• Assist employees and first responders with local and state testing requirements, as well as scheduling oral and written review with the Medical Director.
• Assist in coordinating annual scope-of-practice testing, workshops, andclasses.
• Emergency Management duties and responsibilities as assigned during emergency operations center activations, exercises, training, special events, and/or emergency incidents.
• Will work shifts on the ambulance asrequired.
• Assists the Training Coordinator asrequired.
• Abides by, enforces, and participates in the implementation and ongoing oversight of Randolph County Government safety standards and regulations.

Associates Degree and three to five years working in Emergency Services or the equivalent combination of education and experience. NC Office of EMS Level II Instructor certification required within one-year of employment.

• NCOfficeofEMSParamedic Certification.
• Local credentialing/re-credentialing as required.
• CPR/Firstaidcertification.
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• HazMatAwarenesstraining.
• IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)trainingasrequired.
• ValidDriver’sLicenseintheStateofNorthCarolina.
• ACLS,PALS, and PHTLS instructorcertificationsasrequired.
• NCOfficeofEMSLevelIInstructor Certification.