Training Center Coordinator

Wheeling Hospital; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeling Hospital is seeking an AHA Training Center Coordinator to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of all American Heart Association training programs for WVU Medicine employees, other WVU Health System facilities, and community members.

You will oversee instructors, schedule classes, ensure equipment readiness, maintain records, and update course materials per current AHA guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Associate degree with years of teaching experience in health education
• BLS/ACLS/PALS instructor status within stated timeframes
• Licensure per discipline (LPN, Respiratory Therapy, EMT) preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as an AHA Training Center Coordinator and primary resource for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of classes, instructors, and participants.
• Ensure successful AHA site audits and supervise daily work and schedules of instructors.
• Maintain manikin integrity, infection prevention, and availability of resources.
• Develop department budget for AHA classes including classroom, manikin, materials, instructors and participants.
• Update AHA guidelines in courses and communicate updates to instructors.
• Schedule classes with WVU Medicine System leaders and employees and coordinate with training centers.
• Maintain LMS records and coordinate certification records and documentation.

Skills

MS Office programs

Online/web-based training tools

Written and verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Health/Education

Associate Degree in Health Education

BLS Instructor

ACLS Instructor

PALS Instructor

LPN licensure

Respiratory Therapy licensure

EMT licensure

Tools

None

Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us!

Oversees the planning, coordination and delivery of all AHA training programs for WVUH employees, UHA employees, system hospitals and community members.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• Bachelor Degree in related Health/Education field and three (3) years of recent teaching experience OR Associate Degree in related Health Education field and (5) years of recent teaching experience.
• Attain BLS Instructor status within one month of employment.
• Attain ACLS instructor status within three months of employment.
• Attain PALS instructor status within three months of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

• Required licensure/certification per discipline if applicable. (i.e LPN, Respiratory Therapy, EMT)

Experience

• Regional faculty experience.
• One (1) year of experience in a healthcare setting in nursing, allied health, or EMS field to include pre-hospital.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as an AHA Training Center Coordinator. Serves as the primary resource and point of contact for AHA assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of classes, instructors, and participants.
• Responsible for successful AHA site audit.
• Supervise daily work and assign teaching schedules of AHA instructors.
• Accountable to ensure manikin integrity, infection prevention, and the availability of resource materials.
• Develop a department budget for AHA classes to include classroom, manikin, material, instructor, and participant needs.
• Updates AHA guidelines into all AHA courses.
• Communicates and holds update sessions on course material, policies, etc. to all instructors.
• Independently make decisions regarding AHA training center coordination policies and practices as appropriate.
• Schedule and communicate available classes with WVU Medicine System leaders and employees.
• Maintains AHA resources on CEOD website.
• Oversee production of AHA certification cards for participants and instructors.
• Nominate individuals for Regional BLS, ACLS, and PALS Faculty appointment using judgment of instructors teaching capabilities, quality of courses conducted and commitment of instructing.
• Responsible for maintaining instructor records, LMS entry for WVU Medicine instructors and participants, and when needed provide notification to HR of successful class completion.
• Monitors certification and coordinates certification records and details, course enrollments, procedures, and documentation, manages deadlines and schedules for all programming.
• Collaborates with other training centers in the WVU Medicine System for classes when needed to ensure equipment, supplies and other resources are available.
• Establish satellite training center sites at WVU Medicine affiliate locations.
• Coach, mentor and monitor all sites under WVU training center.
• Serve as regional faculty and an active member of Regional ECC Committee, serve as chair if appointed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be physically capable of correctly demonstrating mannequin skills on all mannequins (infant, child, adult) on the ground/floor/table.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds of equipment, when working/moving equipment for setup, storage, and cleaning.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Classroom Teaching/Learning Environment.
• May require travel.

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to utilize MS Office programs.
• Ability to use online, web-based technology to submit document course related training documents and for regular communication.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills.

Additional Job Description

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)
• Shift: United States of America (Exempt)
• Company: WH Wheeling Hospital Inc.
• Cost Center: 90 WH Nursing Education and Training
• Address: 1 Medical Park Drive
• Wheeling
• West Virginia

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