"EMT Instructor Coordinator"

Job Details

Position Summary

The EMT Instructor Coordinator is a contract position located on the AMC Campus in Paxton, MA and teaches in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings. Under the direction of the EMS Program Director, the EMT Instructor Coordinator is responsible for preparing and delivering didactic and laboratory education that parallels the NHTSA, MA OEMS, and National Standards curriculum.

Minimum Qualifications

Must hold NRP and/or Massachusetts Paramedic certification with a minimum of five years as a field provider. BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider certification required with instructor certification preferred. Massachusetts EMT-IC Certification

Position Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of an Instructor/Coordinator include, but are not limited to, the following, at the level at which they have been approved by the Department:

1. Planning, developing, instructing and coordinating the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes in accordance with 105 CMR 170.810 and the administrative requirements of the Department
2. Managing and ensuring quality of the delivery of EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes, whether delivered by personal lecture or practical demonstration, or by specialty and guest lecturers. Such quality assurance shall include, at a minimum, a system that incorporates collection of data and adequate documentation to evaluate the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT classes and assess their effectiveness in achieving educational goals and objectives, in accordance with the administrative requirements of the Department
3. Remaining current and knowledgeable with regard to all EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT procedures, equipment, initial training standards, the Statewide Treatment Protocols, 105 CMR 170.000 and M.G.L. c. 111C pertaining to the provision of prehospital care and the role and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic and Advanced EMT;
4. Making available to agents of the Department upon request all records relating to the provision of EMS training.