Clinical Nurse Educator - EMS

• Position: Clinical Nurse Educator - EMS
• Location: Arlington Heights, IL
• Full Time/Part Time: Part time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am – 4:30pm
• Required Travel: no

• →EMS Continuing Education duties: Creates assigned EMS Continuing Education modules to include lesson plans, literature searches, student handouts, educator resources to support educational methods, declarative content, audio-visual aids, checks for understanding, methods to bridge theory to practice, and credit questions using evidence-based adult education principles for all levels of EMS practitioners, mentors other faculty, and presents classes in compliance with program standards and guidelines. This includes if applicable: Maintaining travel journal of expenses incurred during hospital business, i.e., mileage, tolls, parking, etc.; submits for reimbursement.

• →System Entry and Peer Educator classes and credentialing:  Assists in facilitating System entry and Peer Educator education, cognitive and psychomotor testing, credentialing; database maintenance; and communication messaging in compliance with System policies and procedures.

• →If applicable: Designated Agency System liaison: Serves as the System Educator assigned to EMS Agencies to supplement the Resource and Associate Hospital EMS Coordinators shared governance and mentoring plan. Key duties: Monitors monthly Controlled Substance and Glucometer logs, performs ambulance inspections, sends letters of verification, validates annual CE and mandatory skill hours; issues suspension and reinstatement memos on forms prepared by the System based on compliance/non-compliance with CE standards; recommends Peer Educators and Field Preceptors; conducts Capstone phase meetings with paramedic students and makes a competency recommendations; conducts agency QM audits; and reviews contested calls for learning opportunities.
• →MIH Program: Assists the EMS System Coordinator and EMS MD in conducting MIH education, reviewing quality metrics and performance, and making recommendations for program improvement.

• →ECRN Education:  Assists in delivering program content, and serving as a lab and/or final psychomotor exam preceptor.

• →If applicable: CPR and ACLS Faculty: When paramedic class in not in academic session, serves as faculty for the NCH CTC CPR and ACLS classes as time allows

• →Participates in identifying areas that need change, improvement, and/or new strategies; makes suggestions to appropriate System leaders. This includes participating in special projects to improve the EMS System and health care delivered through research.
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• →Assists in planning immediate, short and long-term goals through participation at appropriate System meetings and/or serving on committees.

• →Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, EMS, Education, Healthcare Leadership, or Public Hhealth or evidence that degree is being actively pursued.
• →Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license to practice in the State of Illinois.

IDPH EMS Lead Instructor License

• →Current EMS ALS credential: Paramedic or PHRN within six months of hire.ECRN certification
• →AHA BLS CPR for Healthcare provider and ACLS Provider required. Instructor for each course preferred and required within six months of hire.

• →Minimum of two years documented teaching experience, including documented classroom teaching experience, i.e. EMT, Paramedic, CPS, ACLS, ITLS, PHTLS, PALS.