Requisition ID req1135
Academic Department Non-credit American Heart Association (AHA) Courses
Campus CLIMB Center
Position Summary and Candidate Profiles
Portland Community College’s American Heart Association (AHA) courses provide students and working professional opportunities to learn new skills, refresh their cardiac knowledge, or fulfill continuing education units (CEUs) needs. We are currently seeking part-time faculty members who have current content knowledge, who can balance academics with practical application, and are committed to equitable student success.
Below are the AHA programs currently accepting applications. To be considered for a part-time faculty position, your application must demonstrate the Instructor Qualifications outlined below. When applying, you will be asked which of the below AHA course(s) you are interested in.
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) Trainer
AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) courses teach healthcare professionals critical skills, such as:
Administering high-quality CPR, recognizing several life-threatening emergencies, use of an AED, and more.
Minimum Instructor qualifications:
ACLS Trainer
ACLS courses address the knowledge necessary to evaluate and manage an adult victim experiencing a cardiovascular emergency or cardiac arrest. The course reviews and refines patient assessment, airway management, electrical and drug therapy.
Minimum Instructor qualifications:
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Trainer
PALS courses are for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies involving infants and children. These include personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics and others who need a PALS course completion card for job or other requirement
Minimum Instructor qualifications:
Pediatric Advanced Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) Trainer
PEARS courses prepare healthcare providers and others who might encounter pediatric emergency situations to use a systematic approach to quickly assess, recognize the cause, and stabilize a pediatric patient in an emergency situation.
Minimum Instructor qualifications:
Heartsaver Trainer
Heartsaver courses are tailored to lay rescuers responsible for providing first aid or CPR in the critical first minutes before professional help arrives. Participants learn CPR for adults, children, and infants and the use of the AED.
Minimum Instructor qualifications:
For program or compensation questions, please contact the Coordinator:
Teresa Parrish - tparrish@pcc.edu
Notes Regarding Academic Credentials
Background Check Required Yes
Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly.
For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:
Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
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