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BLS Specialist Academic Coordinator FT, Day

Columbia, SC
Shift
Day
Experience
Four years related work experience; two years as AHA Instructor preferred
Education
Two years college in clinical health care preferred
Certifications
AHA BLS Instructor and/or Heartsaver Instructor preferred

BLS Specialist Academic Coordinator FT, Day

Day-shift work coordinating and teaching BLS and Heartsaver/AED courses, handling paperwork, certification cards, scheduling, and classroom supplies. Requires 4 years related experience; AHA BLS Instructor and/or Heartsaver Instructor preferred, plus Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and independent work skills.

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary
Responsible for coordinating and teaching all scheduled BLS and Heart saver/AED courses for employees/staff as well as external participants, with the assistance of a nurse educator or contract employee. Responsible for completing all necessary AHA paperwork for each course, entering the participant information into our database, and processing all certification cards. Cross trained to assist with other functions of the operation as needed.

Essential Functions
  • All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
  • Performs responsibilities required to maintain effective function of the program (i.e. maintaining equipment, classroom supplies, paperwork as needed, etc.) and to streamline the educational processes
  • Coordinates training program, schedule, and/or calendar
  • Oversees training that occurs at the centralized training sites and on clinical units, to ensure the courses occur in a standardized fashion and meet quality standards.
  • Serves as the primary instructor for designated courses.
  • Schedules co-instructors as needed from pool of certified instructors.
  • Processes required paperwork and certification cards for each course.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
  • This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.


Minimum Requirements

  • Education - Two (2) years college in clinical health care field (such as allied health or nursing) preferred.
  • Experience - Four (4) years related work experience. Two (2) years as an AHA Instructor preferred


In Lieu Of
  • In lieu of education and experience requirements noted above, an equivalent combination of work/academic experience may be considered.


Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

  • American Heart Association certification for Basic Life Support Instructor and/or Heart saver Instructor - Preferred


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Working knowledge of mainstream computer programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to learn proprietary software
  • Organizational skills
  • Ability to work independently.


Work Shift
Day (United States of America)

Location
Baptist

Facility
Academics

Department
Simulation Center - Midlands

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Education
Two years college in clinical health care preferred
Certifications
AHA BLS Instructor and/or Heartsaver Instructor preferred
Department
Simulation Center - Midlands
Reports To
Supervisor, manager, director, or executive
Type
Full-Time

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