Tactical Instructor

Overview

Experience a rewarding and fulfilling career with Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work. Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:

• Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
• Teamwork toward our common goal – providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better
• An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization

Under the direct supervision of the EMS Business Manager provides education and training to all disciplines of emergency care providers.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates attributes of a professional educator: Self-motivation, effective communication, effective time management, team focused, organization, knowledgeable, prepared, confident, respectful, student advocate.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide quality instruction in all learning domains: Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective.
• Applies the principles of Adult Learning in the classroom.
• Demonstrates the ability to set clear and obtainable goals and objective for course participants and then monitor and evaluate student progress according to state, overseeing agency and/or department criteria
• Engages the learner and provides well timed and effective feedback
• Develop training curriculum and material for EMS training programs
• Teach at varied time and places using varied formats based on student demand: Day or evening, main campus, mobile Sim lab or on site of students' employment.
• Demonstrates exceptional customer service and interacts effectively with students, customers and Mercy Partners of all disciplines.

Education and Experience

Have attained an Associate's Degree or at least 60 Associate's Degree level or higher college credits; Minimum 3 years of full-time or at least 6,000 hours, occupational experience as a certified law enforcement officer in the state of Wisconsin or another stateMinimum 6-12 months of Adult education experience in curriculum development, facilitation & evaluation.

Certification and Licensure

Current State of Wisconsin or State of Illinois Certified Law Enforcement Officer or 15 years of experience as a State of Wisconsin or State of Illinois Certified Law Enforcement officerCertified State of Wisconsin or State of Illinois General Law Enforcement Instructor preferredCertified State of Wisconsin or State of Illinois Topic Specific Instructor preferred: For those driving Mercyhealth vehicles:Maintain a valid driver's license. Have and maintain an acceptable driving record per Mercyhealth's HR.100 Fleet and Driver Safety policy.For those driving their personal vehicles:Maintain a valid driver's license and reliable transportation with proof of vehicle insurance when requested. Have and maintain an acceptable driving record per Mercyhealth's HR.100 Fleet and Driver Safety policy.

Skills and AbilitiesOther QualificationsMust be willing to travel off site for educational presentations 50%of the timeLanguage SkillsAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, customers or employees.Mathematical SkillsAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Reasoning AbilityAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Computer SkillsTo perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software, including development of Power Points for the classroom

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Function of the position with or without accommodations. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Level of Supervision

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Supervises

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to: 

· Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

· Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

· Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

· Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

· Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

· Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.