EMS Training Officer - Aspen Ambulance - Full time

Aspen Valley Hospital•Aspen, CO

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The EMS Training Officer is responsible for the development, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of training and competency programs for Aspen Ambulance personnel. This position supports EMT, paramedic, and critical care education across 911 response, interfacility transport, and specialty transport operations. The Training Officer oversees onboarding, field training, continuing education, annual competency, protocol implementation, remedial education, and operational readiness training to ensure personnel maintain the clinical knowledge, technical skills, judgment, and professionalism required to provide safe, high-quality patient care in a dynamic rural EMS system. The Training Officer also coordinates community education programming and training for public safety partner agencies, healthcare partners, and other external stakeholders in support of system readiness, public outreach, and regional collaboration. This position works closely with agency leadership, field training personnel, and the Medical Director to align education with clinical standards, operational priorities, and system needs.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Paramedic education program.
Unrestricted license to practice as a Paramedic (PARA) in the State of Colorado, or ability to obtain prior to start date.
Current driver license, or ability to obtain prior to start date, with minimum 3 years of driving experience and acceptable MVR.
Basic Life Support (BLS). May be obtained upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
Minimum of three (3) years of EMS experience in a 911 transport environment.

Nice To Haves

Colorado Critical Care Paramedic endorsement preferred.
AHA Instructor certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS) preferred.
Critical care transport experience and/or experience with advanced procedures, blood administration, ventilator management, and prolonged transport preferred.
Experience as a field training officer, preceptor, instructor, training coordinator, or in a similar educational or leadership role preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.

Responsibilities

Development, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of training and competency programs for Aspen Ambulance personnel.
Support EMT, paramedic, and critical care education across 911 response, interfacility transport, and specialty transport operations.
Oversee onboarding, field training, continuing education, annual competency, protocol implementation, remedial education, and operational readiness training.
Coordinate community education programming and training for public safety partner agencies, healthcare partners, and other external stakeholders.
Work closely with agency leadership, field training personnel, and the Medical Director to align education with clinical standards, operational priorities, and system needs.

Benefits

Continuing education
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Healthcare as low as $46 per month
Additional 50% off of all AVH services for you AND your family
All preventative services covered at 100%, zero copay
Virtual and robust mental health resources available
Earn up to 22 days PTO within your first year
Rollover unused PTO
Bereavement Leave that covers miscarriages, extended family, and pets
Robust Paid Medical and Family Leave (Weeks 1-6 are paid at 100% for parental or personal illness/injury)
Automatic enrollment into the 457b plan at 6%
AVH matches 50% of your 457b contributions up to a max of 3% of earnings each pay period into our 401a plan
AVH contributes 7.5% of your annual salary each year to the Cash Balance Pension Plan (in lieu of Social Security)
Housing assistance
Employee referral bonuses
Discounted ski passes
Transportation discounts and carpool incentives