Resuscitation Programs Advanced Instructor (Per Diem)

Yale New Haven Health•New Haven, CT

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Yale New Haven Hospital Center for EMS Program Manager, the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Instructor provides academic and psychomotor skills education to YNHH CEMS students in various aspects of basic and advanced life support. The instructor works with lead instructors and faculty to plan and deliver appropriate instruction, evaluate student performance, and support students’ development. The role also contributes to customer service, professional development, performance improvement, and the care and maintenance of instructional materials and equipment.

Requirements

State of Connecticut Paramedic licensure or other healthcare licensure/certification; NREMT is preferred.
Instructor certification in one or more of the following is required: AHA-BLS, ACLS, PALS, or State of Connecticut EMS-I.
Familiarity with all aspects of Advanced Life Support care, including intubation, medication delivery, and treatment modalities required for licensure.
Ability to write program lectures, including outlines, text, handouts, and tests; design laboratory exercises; apply knowledge of EMS equipment; administer written and practical exams; and write student performance reports.

Nice To Haves

Pre-hospital experience or other healthcare experience.
NREMT certification.
Instructor certification in PHTLS, PEPP, AMLS, TECC, or EPC.

Responsibilities

Establish a professional rapport with students.
Collaborate with the lead instructor to ensure that an appropriate level of instruction and content is planned and delivered.
Coordinate and teach educational sessions that meet the needs of students at all levels of clinical competence in BLS and ALS.
Provide verbal and written feedback to the lead instructor, administrative staff, and students on student performance and participation.
Serve as a role model in the area of expertise and professional practice; remain self-directed and motivated, maintain expertise, and promote the emergency medical services system.
Facilitate and model the development of students’ critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant issues, trends, and practices in emergency medical services.
Promote professional self-development.
Identify student learning needs and outcome measures.
Work with lead instructors and other faculty to ensure education materials and methods meet student needs.
Support leadership in ensuring customer service standards are met and reinforce behaviors consistent with those standards.
Maintain current knowledge of adult learning principles, clinical practice, and leadership.
Negotiate a personal development plan based on self-evaluation and peer review.
Work with the lead instructor to assist in developing and implementing performance improvement plans when needed.
Assist with the care and maintenance of instructional materials and equipment.
Write program lectures, including outlines, text, handouts, and tests; design laboratory exercises.
Apply knowledge of EMS equipment.
Administer written and practical examinations and write performance reports to evaluate student performance.