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EMS Program Faculty - EMT
General Information
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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm with possible evenings and weekends
Posted Date
07/17/2026
Salary Range: $6203.1 - 12705.48 Monthly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
31881
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is seeking an EMS Program Faculty member to join its EMT Hybrid and Accelerated Education team. Reporting to the EMT Program Director, this position delivers high-quality classroom, laboratory, and scenario-based instruction while supporting student success in one of the nation's leading EMS education programs.
Responsibilities include classroom teaching, skills instruction and assessment, academic coaching, remediation, curriculum development, learner evaluation, and participation in educational research and program improvement. The position also collaborates with faculty, medical directors, and administrative staff to ensure program excellence and supports outreach activities that promote the EMT program.
This is a full-time career position requiring an on-site presence based on instructional needs, including occasional evenings and weekends. Assignment between Hybrid and Accelerated course formats may vary based on program needs. The ideal candidate is a collaborative educator and student advocate who is committed to excellence in EMS education and embraces the Center's core values: Do What's Right, Make Things Better, and Be Kind.
Salary Range: $6,203.1-$12,705.48 monthly.
Job Qualifications
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Required:
AHS BLS Provider & Instructor Certification
Current licensure as a Paramedic, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse or higher in State of California (or ability to obtain licensure).
Ability to obtain Paramedic Accreditation in the County of Los Angeles.
Baccalaureate degree and/or equivalent years of experience and training in health related field, nursing, health care administration, health care education, emergency medical services or a related field (Masters preferred).
Minimum of five (5) years EMS work experience on an ambulance, fire department or in a hospital emergency department.
Minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience in emergency medical services or equivalent health care setting.
Previous experience coordinating, delivering, and evaluating education courses.
Detailed knowledge and formal training in education theory and the use of simulation to meet learning objectives.
Demonstrated experience with distant education programs and supportive technology (ie. Adobe Connect, LMS, etc.) as an instructor and/or student (preferred).
Detailed knowledge and skill in prehospital care procedures and techniques.
Detailed knowledge of EMT and Paramedic and related program course policies, objectives, and requirements (preferred).
Detailed knowledge of Primary, Recertification, and Preparatory training programs.
Detailed knowledge of all pertinent provider level skills and the ability to provide instruction of same including being able to perform and effectively teach required skills.
Excellent communication and instructional presentation skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into understandable parts.
Must be able to work independently and follow through on assignments with attention to detail and minimal direction.
Proven experience demonstrating organizational, multi-tasking, and "follow through" skills.
Interpersonal skills to excel in relations with supervisors, staff, students, and the public.
Skill in working and collaborating effectively as part of a team.
Must have valid unrestricted Driver's license and be available to drive personal vehicle to off-campus locations for courses and special projects.
Must be able to work day, evenings and/or weekends as programs are scheduled and required to meet student learning needs.
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 can 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).
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
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