Education Coordinator
Mary Washington Healthcare
•$31 - $43
About The Position
The Education Coordinator assists the American Heart Association (AHA) Program Manager in facilitating and implementing AHA and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) programs. These programs educate Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) Associates and the surrounding community on assessing and treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and stroke emergencies, including basic and advanced life support interventions. The position involves some travel between locations or course sites and occasional night and/or weekend hours. The coordinator supports MWHC and community ECC training programs within the Rappahannock Emergency Medical Services (REMS) District.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Nursing, or a related field; applicants without a bachelor's degree must obtain one within five years of hire or placement.
- At least one year of healthcare teaching or instructional experience.
- AHA BLS instructor certification.
- Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe Illustrator, and NetLearning.
- Critical-thinking and analytical skills.
- Ability to multitask, communicate effectively, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 10 pounds.
- Auditory and visual skills.
Nice To Haves
- ACLS and/or PALS.
Responsibilities
- Develop tools to obtain and analyze information about educational and instructional needs, including personnel interviews and audience assessments to determine the types and levels of programs needed.
- Design, implement, coordinate, and evaluate educational activities that meet identified adult learning needs and promote knowledge and skill development in AHA and ECC courses.
- Serve as a project manager, applying facilitation, time-management, customer-service, cost-effective resource-utilization, and standards- and policy-consistency principles.
- Develop, use, and analyze evaluative systems to determine the effectiveness of educational activities and make content changes where applicable.
- Serve as an internal consultant, team player, change agent, and group facilitator to foster learning and performance improvement throughout the organization.
- Communicate effectively with medical, clinical, and community customers to maintain high educational and AHA standards and serve students.
- Support and serve MWHC and community ECC training programs within the REMS District.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
