BLS Instructor, 25% Per Diem

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care is seeking a BLS Instructor for per diem, on-site teaching roles with potential to convert to career. Responsibilities include delivering lectures and skills instruction to UCLA Medical Center and general medical community, and maintaining active learning environments per AHA Center standards.

We require BLS Instructor certification, EMT-Paramedic licensure or equivalent, and 1–2 years of ambulance or ED experience.

Qualifications

• BLS Instructor certification required.
• EMT or Paramedic licensure current.
• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field preferred.
• 1–2 years experience in ambulance or ED.
• Experience coordinating education courses or strong time management.
• Current BLS provider and instructor certifications.
• Instructor course completion preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide lectures and skills instruction per AHA standards.
• Record and communicate student attendance; ensure course objectives met.
• Create active learning environments and student advocacy.
• Contribute to UCLA Center for Prehospital Care’s EMS education mission.

Skills

BLS Instructor

EMT or Paramedic licensure

Healthcare education

Evening/ weekend availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in health-related field

Tools

BLS Provider Certification

BLS Instructor Certification

NAEMSE/NHTSA EMS educator course

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Posted Date

08/04/2026

Salary Range: $32.09 - 63.86 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32197

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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 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, recording and communicating student attendance, and objectives are met, and other duties as assigned. This is a 25% per diem position, may convert to career.

Salary:$33.09 - $65.77 hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

• AHS BLS Provider & Instructor
• 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.
• Available to meet scheduling requirements to include evenings, holidays, and/or weekends.
• Ability to foster a stimulating classroom environment.
• 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, 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.