Clinical Nurse Educator - EMS

Endeavor Health•Arlington Heights, IL

13d•$42 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Educator - EMS develops and delivers EMS continuing education using evidence-based adult education principles. The role supports EMS system entry and peer educator education, testing, credentialing, and related database and communication tasks. Depending on assignment, the educator may serve as a liaison to EMS agencies, support Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) education and program improvement, assist with ECRN education, and teach CPR and ACLS courses when available. The position also contributes to improvement initiatives, research, special projects, system planning, meetings, and committees. This is a part-time position in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no required travel.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Bachelor's degree in Nursing, EMS, Education, Healthcare Leadership, or Public Health, or evidence that the degree is actively being pursued.
Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license to practice in Illinois.
IDPH EMS Lead Instructor License.
Current EMS ALS credential as a Paramedic or PHRN within six months of hire.
ECRN certification.
AHA BLS CPR for Healthcare Provider and ACLS Provider credentials.
At least two years of documented teaching experience, including classroom teaching experience in areas such as EMT, Paramedic, CPS, ACLS, ITLS, PHTLS, or PALS.

Nice To Haves

BLS CPR and ACLS instructor credentials are preferred; instructor credentials are required within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

Create assigned EMS continuing education modules, including lesson plans, literature searches, student handouts, educator resources, declarative content, audiovisual aids, checks for understanding, theory-to-practice methods, and credit questions.
Use evidence-based adult education principles, mentor other faculty, and present classes in accordance with program standards and guidelines.
When applicable, maintain and submit travel expense records for reimbursement.
Assist with EMS System entry and Peer Educator education, cognitive and psychomotor testing, credentialing, database maintenance, and communications in accordance with System policies and procedures.
When designated as an agency System liaison, monitor controlled-substance and glucometer logs, perform ambulance inspections, send verification letters, validate annual continuing-education and mandatory skill hours, and issue compliance-related suspension and reinstatement memos.
When serving as an agency System liaison, recommend Peer Educators and Field Preceptors, conduct Capstone meetings with paramedic students, make competency recommendations, conduct agency quality-management audits, and review contested calls for learning opportunities.
Assist the EMS System Coordinator and EMS Medical Director with MIH education, review quality metrics and performance, and recommend program improvements.
Assist with ECRN program content and serve as a laboratory and/or final psychomotor examination preceptor.
When applicable and as time allows, serve as faculty for NCH CTC CPR and ACLS classes when the paramedic class is not in academic session.
Identify areas for change, improvement, or new strategies and make recommendations to appropriate System leaders.
Participate in special projects and research to improve the EMS System and healthcare delivery.
Assist in planning immediate-, short-, and long-term goals by participating in appropriate System meetings and/or serving on committees.