Educator Resuscitation Education

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The Educator Resuscitation Education functions as a leader in all components of American Heart Association (AHA) courses (ACLS/BLS/PALS/PEARS):

• Primary responsibility includes lecture of all required AHA class content

• Initial mega code demonstration

• Group control skills

• Knowledge and facility with all Life Support clinical and medical devices and equipment

• Setting up and using educational presentation tools

• Creating, presenting, and leading case-based scenarios

• Case discussion stations

• Skills instruction and skills evaluation stations

• Practice stations

• Remediation stations

• Written examinations

• The educational philosophy of the Life Support training center

• Relevant policies and procedures for conducting AHA courses

• Travel to community and Ambulatory sites required.
• Evening and weekends required as needed.

• Experience working as an EMT, Paramedic, Nurse, or RT 

• Associate’s degree preferred, Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Active AHA BLS Instructor certification
• Active instructor status in at least one advanced AHA discipline: ACLS or PALS

• Serves as lead faculty for Life Support programs for staff and assures competence for changes in current practice, new or revised procedure or equipment that align with hospital initiatives, promote quality patient/family centered care and are compliant meet regulatory requirements

• In collaboration with the Life Support Director revises and implements Life Support Education that address clinical area initiatives and/or changes in patient population as necessary

• Support clinical advancement and career coaching for all staff through participation in teaching and coordinating portions of Life Support education by mentoring AHA instructors in their role as Training Center Faculty

• Collaborates with other departments to provide Life Support Education in clinical practice areas and applies evidence-based practice to the planning and implementation of unit based / institution wide educational program/projects

• Manages and utilizes AHA resources through Instructor Network and the Training Center Manager sites

• Maintain proficiency in simulation technology and education strategies for AHA curriculum

• Monitoring ACLS, BLS, PALS, PEARS instructors (Training Center Faculty) per AHA guidelines. Submit appropriate data reports and documentation. Administers performance evaluations for AHA for each life support instructor under the Cooper Training Center site

• Evaluate new equipment and identify opportunities for technology improvement and integration into healthcare education