Working Hours:

Flexible Schedule, include daytime and evening hours as required by the needs of the position. Specific work hours to be agreed upon by the supervisor and employee prior to the onset of employment.

Summary:

The Health Professions-CPR instructor reports to the Assistant Director of Nursing ADN Program who will work with the CPR Coordinator to assign location and hours of the CPR instructor. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide CPR and First Aid training to community members and on-campus healthcare programs, following American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines.
2. Maintain current certification in AHA BLS and AHA Heartsaver First Aid.
3. Use AHA-approved materials and instructional methods to ensure quality and consistency in academic instruction.
4. Prepare and organize training settings, materials, and equipment to support an effective learning environment.
5. Maintain, clean, sanitize, and inspect CPR mannequins and training equipment to ensure functionality and longevity; report any issues promptly.
6. Assist with ordering and inventory of CPR supplies and training materials.
7. Lift and move CPR equipment as needed to support class setup and breakdown.
8. Accurately and promptly enter class records and participant information into college databases, ensuring data integrity, compliance with institutional policies, and proper recordkeeping.
9. Collaborate with CPR Coordinator regarding training concerns, class logistics, and program improvements.
10. Foster positive working relationships with internal staff, external partners, and class site personnel.
11. Perform other duties as assigned.
12. Maintain confidentiality of student records.
13. Ensure all equipment remains accounted for and in working condition. Reports any issues or functional problems with equipment immediately after use to the CPR Coordinator
14. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience:

Required:          

• High School diploma or GED is required

Preferred:

• Previous teaching experience in a college and or Adult Education/Career Training Program
• Associates Degree in Healthcare field
• Bilingual: English/Spanish

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Current instructor AHA BLS and AHA Heart Saver First Aid Card is required

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required
• Experience with adult education population, curriculum development, mandated welfare reform, and dislocated workers are preferred

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet 

 software; Excel spreadsheet software, Word processing software and PowerPoint. Also, experience using Quick books and Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas is a plus.

Communication Skills:                                                                 

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability:                                                         

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.

Mathematical Skills: 

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, to sit and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

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