EMT Lab Assistant

POSITION: EMT Professional Lab Assistant-Part Time

LOCATION: Clarkesville Campus

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

Description: 

The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for organizing and overseeing the daily clinical activities between North Georgia Technical College, and contracted clinical sites such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and Emergent and Non-Emergent Ambulance Services. They manage student clinical flow and communicate with different departments and ensure patient safety, quality patient care, and a healthy learning environment.  Coordinator will also participate in outreach, training, and clinical site management. 

Major Duties:

A. Service standards and Customer Service

1.            Holds self to the highest professional standard

2.            Holds students to obligations and duties

3.            Collaborates with clinical sites to ever improve patient care

B. Clinical Practice and Leadership

1.            Serves as a role model in the EMS and Health Care professions

2.            Provides on-going leadership and mentorship for Clinical Students

3.            Serves as a liaison with medical staff to identify issues, solve problems, and review  clinical operations

4.            Ensure good communication with clinical sites including scheduling of clinical rotations

5.            Participates in on-going student education and preceptor training

6.            Demonstrates a continuous need to learn

C. Management of resources

1.            Maintains required information files on students

2.            Provides required documentation to clinical sites ensuring accuracy and promptness

3.            Continuously monitors clinical site requirements to ensure students are compliant.

4.            Endlessly evaluating NGTC clinical needs and identifying new relationships to meet said goals

D. Maintenance of Quality Care

1.            Serves as a role model, demonstrating effective patient care, leadership and professional behavior

2.            Supports a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care

3.            Acts as a consultant and a clinical resource

4.            Frequently visit clinical sites and meets with preceptors and management 

E. Education/Outreach

1.            Continues to promote NGTC

2.            Participates in certification courses for students and outreach classes

3.            Establishes a Preceptor training rotation

4.            Looks for clinical site education opportunities that can be filled by NGTC resources

5.            Participates in job fairs, open house, and other promotional events

6.          Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communications skills
• Organizational skills
• Effective time management skills are a must

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds and the ability to walk and stand for significant amount of time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma from an Accredited Paramedic Program
• Current Licensure as a Paramedic in Georgia
• Three(3) years of EMS experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a medically related field
• Licensed Georgia Paramedic with National Registry Certification
• EMS Instructor Licensure
• Instructor Certification in BLS, ACLS, PHTLS, AMLS, PALS, and GEMS
• Clinical Expertise in and out of the hospital medical environment

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

North Georgia Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.

The following persons have been designated to manage inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Dr. Fran Chastain, Dean of Student Support and Engagement, Title IX Coordinator, Clegg Center 212, (706) 754-7855, fran.chastain@northgatech.edu and Kay Carroll, Student Support & Accessibility Services Coordinator (Section 504), Clegg Center 214, (706) 754-7828, kay.carroll@northgatech.edu at 1500 HWY 197 N, Clarkesville, GA 30523.