What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Life Support Teacher position at Dartmouth Health?
Follows American Heart Association training methods, by instructing in-house and community advanced life support classes and programs to include ACLS, PALS, BLS and credentialing in Moderate Sedation.
- Works closely with the other departmental staff to determine course selection.
- Monitors the appropriateness of educational presentations.
- Oversees student performance.
- Answers student questions during course presentation.
- Remediates or oversees remediation of students during the course.
- Actively participates in post course debriefing session.
- Sets up or takes down learning/skills stations.
- Prepares or completes all necessary paperwork for course completion cards to be issued by the Training Center.
- Uses feedback from program evaluation mechanisms to improve performance.
- Reports damaged or missing items promptly and within scope of training.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
- Must have taught 8 courses in the same discipline as requested for appointment.
- Completion of Life Support Training Programs and TCF orientation course with successful monitoring by Life Support Training Programs Manager/Coordinator required.
- Must be motivated to teach, to facilitate learning and ensure that students acquire the skills necessary to successful course completion.
- The ability to work effectively with others, possessing tact, discretion and diplomacy required.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills desired.
- Certified Instructor in either Basic Life Support (BLSI) or Advanced Life Support (ACLSI) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALSI) required.