BLS Instructor, 25% Per Diem

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 45,584 - 90,604; Part time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a BLS Instructor for the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care. This 25% per diem, fully on-site position delivers lectures and hands-on training per AHA standards and supports learner progress and program quality.

The role requires strong communication, classroom skills, and the ability to manage schedules and balance independent work with teamwork.

Qualifications

• BLS Provider & Instructor certification is required.
• EMT or Paramedic licensure is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field is preferred.
• 1–2 years EMS or ED experience preferred.
• Experience coordinating education courses and scheduling.
• Current BLS provider certification from AHA.
• Current AHA BLS instructor certification.
• Completion of NAEMSE/NHTSA EMS educator course preferred.
• Knowledge of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective objectives.
• Knowledge of clinical equipment and supply handling.
• Understanding scopes of practice for EMS professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures and hands-on training per AHA Community Training Center standards.
• Foster an engaging learning environment and monitor learner progress.
• Ensure course objectives are met and support program quality.
• Attend to scheduling needs; evenings, holidays, weekends as required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Translate complex concepts

Team collaboration

Customer service mindset

Classroom engagement

Education

Baccalaureate degree in health related field

EMT licensure or Paramedic licensure

Current BLS provider certification

AHA BLS instructor certification

Completion of EMS educator courses (preferred)

Job description

Salary Range: $33.09 - $65.77 hourly

Fully On-Site

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, one of only four academic prehospital care centers in the nation, is a national leader in EMS education, training, and certification.

The BLS Instructor provides high-quality classroom and skills-based instruction in accordance with American Heart Association Community Training Center standards for UCLA Health and the broader healthcare community.

Responsibilities include delivering lectures and hands‑on training, fostering an engaging learning environment, monitoring learner progress and attendance, ensuring course objectives are met, and supporting program quality and student success.

This is a 25% per diem position, may convert to career.

Job Qualifications

• 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.
• 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).

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.