ALS Instructor

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Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

The ALS Instructor is responsible for providing advanced life support (ALS) and/or basic life support (BLS) emergency medical services training and education to students enrolled in courses sponsored by JeffSTAT's EMS Training Center. The ALS Instructor is not permanently assigned to a class or group of students, but rather occasionally lectures and presents material on a particular topic or subject matter they are certified and experienced in.

Essential Functions

Prepares lectures or practical demonstrations as assigned by a full time staff member. Evaluates students, using both written and practical methods, to verify competency; grades evaluations as necessary. Ensures all lectures, presentations, and materials presented to students comply with established national, state, and local curriculum. Ensures students adhere to Training Center policies and procedures; reports students who are non-compliant to the Manager. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the Hospital.

High School Diploma Required

Associate's Degree Preferred

Additional Training Requirements

American Heart Association ACLS or PALS Instructor certification Required

(if teaching AHA Programs)

Emergency Medical Services Instructor (Pennsylvania) Required

(if teaching paramedic programs)

Registered Nurse or Paramedic PA

1.) Previous teaching experience in the discipline in which the instructor is teaching

2.) Three years' experience as a healthcare provider

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.