Raven EMS Education Program Manual
Sub-Section 3.42.785 - General Faculty

General faculty include guest instructors, skill evaluators, subject matter experts, and adjunct instructors. General faculty will be vetted by Human Resources as a 1099 employee at least two weeks prior to their contact with students. Requests for general faculty originate with the lead instructor and are sent through the program director to Human Resources.

Faculty and Staff Background Checks

All offers of employment at Raven Advisory, LLC companies are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check (Forbes, Applicant background checks, 2022). These background checks include:

• Social security verification
• Prior employment verification
• Personal and professional references
• Educational verification
• Criminal history
• Motor vehicle records

Orientation

Orientation of all faculty is the responsibility of the program director and may be delegated to appropriate lead instructors. At a minimum, the following elements must be included in new general faculty orientation:

• Overview of this program manual.
• Familiarization and contact procedures for the medical director and program director.
• Familiarization with procedures for emergencies in the classroom environment, including student exposures.

Faculty Development

All faculty are encouraged to participate in any classes being delivered by Raven Advisory, Gryphon Group, Raven Medical, or Raven Technology at no cost to the instructor except consumables and fees charged to Raven. These courses include preparatory classes for certification and licensure testing. Where Raven is a training site and has the ability to credential new instructors (i.e. AHA, ARC, or NAEMT courses), instructors are encouraged to add these instructor credentials at no cost to the instructor except consumables and fees charged to Raven. Instructors are also requested to attend a large number of conferences and expos throughout the country to represent Raven at a booth and in educational courses.

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