Nursing Instructor; Emergency Medical Systems Programs

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open competitive job opportunity

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02/27/2026 at 8 am

this examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to close without prior notice.

this announcement is a rebulletin to re-open the filing period, update position/program, supplemental questionnaire, salary information, and update the examination content information regarding notification of exam results. Persons who have applied within the last twelve (12) months need not reapply, but may contact the exam analyst to submit additional information. The information must include your name, the examination number and examination title.

the los angeles county department of health services (dhs) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals – and expanded network of community partner clinics – dhs annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

through academic affiliations with the university of california, los angeles (ucla), the university of southern california (usc), and the charles r. Drew university of medicine and sciences (cdu), dhs hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their graduate medical education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, dhs also runs the emergency medical services (ems) agency and the county’s 911 emergency response system, as well as housing for health and the office of diversion and re‑entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing.

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to advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.

the nursing instructor (ems) develops specialized training programs or educational course content for a group of employees, presents this content in a formal learning situation, supervises its application in a clinical setting, and evaluates effectiveness of the training in achieving predetermined training objectives under technical supervision. In an emergency medical services system program, nursing instructors may be assigned to the paramedic training institute, medical monitoring of prehospital care, hospital programs, ems system data management, prehospital continuing education and emt program approvals, and ambulance licensing and disaster programs.

• identifies and analyzes, on an ongoing basis, the training needs and problems of one or more categories of nursing personnel usually with reference to a specific type of training program (general orientation, basic skills training, paramedic training program.)
• plans and develops course or training program content and structures individual sessions, incorporating teaching methodology designed to meet identified needs and established course objectives.
• conducts formal didactic training.
• plans and supervises staff performance in making application in a clinical setting of the principles and techniques of patient care taught them in didactic training.
• plans, develops and implements, with supervisory approval, the use of evaluative tools to measure the effectiveness of the training, modifying course or program content or methodology as indicated.
• participates in studies and projects to improve course or curriculum content or interaction of trainees and patients, and drafts reports of findings.
• performs review and makes recommendations regarding approval of pre‑hospital care training and education programs, and monitors approved programs.
• conducts site visits, and monitors paramedic base hospitals and provider agencies for compliance with county agreements and policies and procedures established by the local ems agency.
• participates in development, implementation and monitoring of the collection and evaluation of pre‑hospital care…