Paramedic Program Director & Lead Instructor

American Addiction Centers; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Job summary

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital EMS System in Downers Grove, IL seeks an EMS Lead Instructor (CAAHEP Paramedic Program Director) to oversee all aspects of the Paramedic Program with 24-hour accountability.

The role requires RN or Paramedic licensure, 3+ years in emergency/critical care, and teaching experience; Master’s degree preferred. Benefits included; day shift with occasional on-call duties and ongoing program accreditation work.

Qualifications

• Emergency or Critical Care RN or Paramedic with a minimum of 3 years’ experience
• CPR, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, NAEMT Instructor or within 6 months of hire.
• 2 years’ teaching experience with curriculum development
• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred)
• Demonstrated experience with pre-hospital emergency care
• Administrative and/or project management experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing the curriculum for the program including the didactic, clinical, psychomotor, and affective domains
• Performing continuous quality review and improvement of the educational program
• Meeting state of Illinois, NREMT, and CAAHEP requirements for curriculum compliance and administrative deadlines
• Cooperative involvement with the Medical Director, Lead Instructors, contracted faculty, EMSS staff, hospital administration, and EMS system administrators and personnel
• Measuring effectiveness of the program and having systems in place to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program
• Determining long range planning and ongoing development of the program
• Maintaining status as an Illinois State Lead Instructor and Instructor in CPR, ACLS, PALS, PHTLS, NAEMT
• Designing and delivering preceptor training annually
• Having adequate controls in place to evaluate and assure the quality of the delegated responsibilities in the classroom, hospital clinical sites, and in prehospital internship sites
• Maintaining all aspects of the program to allow for continued CAAHEP accreditation, including submission of the annual report, RAM, and self-study documents by deadline
• Conducting the Program Advisory Board meeting twice/year, according to requirements
• Conducting the admission application, testing, interviewing, and selection process annually

Skills

Communication skills

Adult education

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree

RN or Paramedic license

2 years teaching experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Word

Spreadsheets

PowerPoint

Job description

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital EMS System in Downers Grove, IL seeks an EMS Lead Instructor (CAAHEP Paramedic Program Director) to oversee all aspects of the Paramedic Program with 24-hour accountability.

The role requires RN or Paramedic licensure, 3+ years in emergency/critical care, and teaching experience; Master’s degree preferred. Benefits included; day shift with occasional on-call duties and ongoing program accreditation work.