Position Information
Job Title: Paramedic Instructor
Posting Category: Adjunct Faculty/Part-time Instructor
Starting Salary Range: Tier I: $34.28 per hour; Tier II: $44.99 per hour; Tier III: $47.38 per hour
About Harford Community College
Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a mid-sized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events. HCC's mission of "Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute." and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation.
Job Description
Paramedic Instructors provide expert skills and knowledge to deliver instruction to their students, focusing on ensuring students achieve the necessary skills mandated by course curricula and successfully meet course objectives. Instructors may be required to evaluate students' performance by verifying their understanding of the course material, competency of learned skills, and their ability to demonstrate applied knowledge. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing classroom or training areas and pick-up and return of training devices, as needed.
- Performing basic maintenance on training aids and/or equipment as needed.
- Preparing and conducting to College instructional standards classroom, laboratory, seminar, conference, discussion, lecture, demonstration and practical exercises per class training schedule.
- Supplementing the course curriculum and lesson plans by incorporating lessons learned from specific/relevant training and after-action reviews, doctrine, and current and evolving Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) into the daily instruction.
- Being available for occasional course classes held in the local area.
- Attending trainings as required by the Program Director on the use of training aides, such as high fidelity manikin, ultrasound, and ventilators used to educate students.
- Attending occasional staff meetings throughout the year.
The Harford Community College Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions, (CoA EMSP). Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. Work is generally performed on the College campus unless otherwise specified.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorship for this position.
Your application to this position will remain active to December 31 of the current year. If you are not selected by that time, you must re-apply in order to be considered. If you apply on or after November 1 of the current year, your application will remain active to December 31 of the following calendar year.
Required Education
Tier I Paramedic Instructor requirements include:
- Current ACLS affiliation
- AHA BLS, ACLS, & PALS certifications
Tier II & Tier III Paramedic Instructors:
- Nationally Registered Paramedic in good standing
- Minimum 3 years current ALS experience
- Current AHA BLS, ACLS, & PALS certifications
- Minimum of an associate's degree
Required Experience
Tier I instructors must be a Nationally Registered Paramedic in good standing and have ALS experience. Tier II instructor requirements include that of Tier I, plus a minimum of three years of demonstrated ALS experience and three or more years of demonstrated Paramedic Instruction experience, delivering primary content, skills instruction, evaluation, and remediation. At least one year of Paramedic Instruction experience must be at the ACLS level. Tier III instructor requirements include those of Tier I and Tier II, plus the ability to demonstrate specialized training for contract training.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Tier II & Tier III instructors must have demonstrated knowledge of instructional methods.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number: 2024-036AO
Open Date: 01/13/2024
Close Date: 12/31/2024
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please apply through our website.
