EMS Instructor

New River Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under a state-wide system of 23 community colleges. The college is located on a one-hundred plus acre site at the intersection of U.S. Routes 11 and 100 in Dublin, Virginia with an instructional site in Christiansburg. The campus provides modern, well-equipped facilities for the career technical education programs as well as for the college transfer programs. Approximately 4,000 students comprise the student body.
The people employed by New River Community College embrace the philosophy that all individuals should have an opportunity to develop and extend their skills and knowledge to increase awareness of their roles and duties as citizens. The college serves the educational needs of the public and assumes a duty to help provide the requirements for trained workers in the region through a combined effort with local industry, business, professions, and government. The college promotes equal opportunity for prospective students and employees.
Duties:
• Participate as a member of a teaching team, working collaboratively with other full- and part-time faculty to deliver high quality instruction.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate emergency medical services curriculum.
• Teach emergency medical services courses in classroom, lab, and clinical settings using innovative methods, techniques, and delivery methods that include active learning, instructional technology, and online learning.
• Write and revise course plans.
• Maintain a classroom and lab with the appropriate equipment and supplies.
• Collaborate with the dean of health professions and clinical coordination specialist to establish/maintain clinical partnerships and relationships with local healthcare organizations.
• Collaborate with the dean of health professions to recruit qualified students and faculty for nursing programs including mentoring adjunct faculty.
• Collect, analyze, and use data from assessment of courses and student learning outcomes to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Recommend curricular changes based on student learning outcomes.
• Maintain an environment conducive to learning.
• Develop and implement student retention and success initiatives.
• Advise students in a proactive manner to assist in retention and program completion.
• Maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues, and external constituents.
• Demonstrate ethical standards of practice as articulated by the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services.
• Serve on department and other college committees and participate in college initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link:  http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.