Emergency Medical Services Program Director

Title: Emergency Medical Services Program Director

Agency: Piedmont Virginia Community College

Location: Albemarle - 003

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $75,000 - $90,000, depending on education and experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Position Description-Full-Time Faculty- Program Head, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System whose main campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is home to the Charlottesville Historic Downtown Mall, The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, and the John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ). As a comprehensive community college, the College provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. For more information, please visit: pvcc.edu

PVCC is known throughout the community and the Virginia Community College System for its exceptional faculty and staff, the quality of its programs and services, and the success of its students. PVCC welcomes, encourages, and supports the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff members and seeks to attract, welcome, and retain individuals who reflect the communities we serve.

Position Title: Emergency Medical Services Program Director

Department: Health and Life Sciences

Employment type: Full-time Faculty, 12-month, exempt

Work Schedule: Flexibility to work 40 hours weekly between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, and occasional Saturdays and Sundays. This full-time (exempt) position that provides services in person for students at college and community locations, mixed with virtual/hybrid course offerings.

Position Purpose:

Piedmont Virginia Community College is seeking an innovative and collaborative individual to join the faculty as a twelve-month Faculty-Ranked Program Head of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The successful candidate will administer the EMS program and teach a maximum of 15 credits per semester (fall/spring) and 10 credits in the summer, which may include day, evening, and weekend, off-campus, or distance education courses. The approximate salary range for a twelve-month faculty is $75,000-$90,000, depending on education and experience.

PVCC desires applicants with a commitment to the community college mission; teaching, learning, and student success; integration of learning outcomes assessment into course development and teaching; use of current and emerging technologies to enhance instruction; and other responsibilities that contribute to the progress of the college. Finalists will be invited to present a teaching demonstration.

Benefits include:

• Choice of health, dental, disability, and life insurance plans offered through the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Generous leave benefits
• Tuition waiver program for studies at PVCC and opportunities for professional development and career advancement

• Bachelor‘s degree in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) or related field.
• National Registry Certification as a Paramedic
• Virginia Office of EMS Education Coordinator Certification
• Minimum of two years of education coordinator experience
• Minimum of two years of occupational experience
• Documented education or experience in instructional methodology.
• Academic training and experience equivalent to that of a paramedic
• Experience in the delivery of prehospital emergency care; and
• Knowledge about the current versions of the National EMS Scope of Practice and National EMS Standards, and about evidence-informed clinical practice.
• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Master’s Degree in a related field
• Instructor status in ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), AMLS (Advanced Medical Life Support, and PHTLS (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support)
• Experience with online teaching
• Experience teaching in higher education, especially within a community college
• Experience advising and mentoring students
• Experience working with a diverse student population