BLS-ACLS-PALS-CPI Instructor

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 98,000; Part time

Job summary

UCLA Health Center for Prehospital Care is seeking an EMT/paramedic instructor for on-site teaching of EMS courses in Los Angeles. The role includes lectures, skills demonstrations, and active learning activities for students in ambulatory and hospital settings.

Qualified candidates hold EMT/Paramedic or higher, BLS/ACLS/PALS/NRP credentials, and AHAs instructor certification within 6 months. The position is 75% per-diem with potential to convert to a career, requiring flexible evenings and

Qualifications

• Current EMT/Paramedic/RN/PA/MD certification.
• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field (preferred).
• Minimum of 1 year ambulance or hospital ED experience.
• Current provider certification in BLS/ACLS/PALS/NRP.
• Current AHA instructor certification in ACLS/PALS/NRP (within 6 months).
• Completion of NAEMSE/NHTSA EMS educator courses (within 6 months).
• Knowledge of clinical equipment and supplies.
• Understanding scopes of practice for EMS personnel.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Availability for evenings, holidays, weekends.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Reliable transportation to off-campus locations.
• Customer-service oriented and professional demeanor.
• Interpersonal skills with supervisor, staff, students, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Provide lecture presentations and skills instruction per American Heart Association standards.
• Demonstrate techniques and act as student advocate.
• Create an active learning environment; ensure course objectives are met.
• Assist in developing educational objectives and testing methods.
• Other duties as assigned; 75% per-diem position, may convert to career.

Skills

EMT/Paramedic

Nursing

Healthcare education

BLS/ACLS/PALS

Instructor certification

Clinical equipment knowledge

Communication skills

Public speaking

Teamwork

Transportation

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

Job description

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Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Posted Date

08/17/2026

Salary Range: $34.6 - 70.91 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

27314

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care is the leading emergency and prehospital academic center on the West Coast. One of only four centers of its kind in the nation, the Center is dedicated to advancing the systems and methods of EMS. We teach, test, and certify the people who provide care to the ill or injured prior to hospital admission.

BLS, ACLS, PALS & CPI Instructors provide lecture presentations, and skills instruction according to American Heart Association Community Training Center standards. Courses are provided for the UCLA Medical Center, and general medical community at large. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: providing demonstrations, acting as a student advocate in the learning process, creating an active learning environment, ensuring course requirements, and objectives are met, assisting in the development of educational objectives as well as testing methods, and other duties as assigned. This is a 75% per-diem position, may convert to career

Salary: $34.60 - $70.91hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Current certification as an EMT, Paramedic, RT, RN, PA, MD.
• 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) year work experience on an ambulance or in a hospital emergency department.
• Current provider certification in BLS, ACLS or PALS or NRP from the American Heart Association.
• Current instructor certification from the American Heart Association in ACLS or PALS or NRP. (must be obtained within 6 months of employment).
• Completion of NAEMSE/NHTSA EMS educator course, Firefighter IA/IB, American Heart Association "Core" instructor course (must be obtained within 6 months of employment).
• 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 work 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.
• Must have reliable source of transportation to travel to off-campus locations for courses and special projects.
• 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.

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.