EMT Clinical Instructor II - Emergency Medicine

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care (CPC) is the leading emergency and prehospital academic center on the West Coast. We are dedicated to advancing the systems and methods of EMS and teach, test, and certify the people who provide care to the ill or injured prior to hospital admission. EMT Clinical Instructors II provide skills presentations, and instruction in our basic life support programs including Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), EMT recertification, and First Responder Medical Training for more than 1,000 students every year.

EMT Clinical Instructor II’s must work a minimum of six 4-hour shifts per month. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing demonstrations, and instructing students on the application of equipment and performance of practical skills, acting as a student advocate in the learning process, creating an active learning environment, ensuring course requirements and objectives are met, and assisting in the development of educational objectives as well as testing methods.

This is a 10% per diem position that may convert to career.

Salary Range: $31.51 - 62.64/hr

• Current certification as an EMT or EMT-Intermediate, or current licensure as a Paramedic.
• Baccalaureate degree in health related field, nursing, health care administration, health care education, emergency medical services or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum of one (1-2) years work experience on an ambulance or in a hospital emergency department.
• Previous experience coordinating education course or time management and organizational skills.
• Current provider certification in BLS from the American Heart Association.
• Current instructor certification from the American Heart Association in BLS.
• Completion of NAEMSE/NHTSA EMS educator course, Firefighter 1A/1B, or American Heart Association “Core” instructor course. (preferred)
• Detailed knowledge in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective objectives for the course.
• Detailed knowledge and experience in the application and techniques of clinical equipment and supplies.
• Working knowledge of the different scopes of practices for EMTs, paramedics, registered nurses, and physicians.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex concepts into understandable parts.
• Available to meet scheduling requirements to include evenings, holidays, and/or weekends.
• Ability to foster a stimulating classroom environment.
• Skill in working independently and following through with minimal direction.
• Skill in working as part of a team collaborating with colleagues.
• Ability to provide service oriented customer assistance in a professional and courteous manner.
• Interpersonal skills to excel in relations supervisor, staff, students, and the public.
• Must be able to frequently sit, walk, stand, lift, carry, and balance at times in excess of 125 pounds. Hand-Eye and motor coordination is necessary. The work may involve light lifting (from 10 to 20 pounds maximum) to very heavy lifting (50 pounds occasionally, no maximum) and can involve climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing (including the ability to perceive differences in colors, shades, or harmonious combinations or to match colors is required).