Emergency Medical Services Faculty

Cleveland Community College; Shelby (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Community College seeks an experienced EMS instructor to deliver accredited EMS courses across campus settings, including classroom, lab, simulations, and clinicals.

The ideal candidate holds an Associate Degree in EMS, current NC Paramedic credential, and NC OEMS Level I Paramedic Instructor credential (or able to obtain within one year), with 5+ years EMS field experience.

Join our dedicated faculty and help shape EMS education while meeting accreditation standards and workforce needs.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in EMS or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Current North Carolina Paramedic credential.
• Current NC OEMS Level I Paramedic Instructor credential (or within one year).
• 5+ years’ EMS field experience as a Paramedic.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill instructional responsibilities and maintain posted office hours.
• Ensure each class includes essential curricular components and EMS standards.
• Teach EMS courses across classroom, lab, simulation, online/hybrid, clinical, field settings.
• Evaluate student performance and provide timely feedback, remediation, and documentation.
• Maintain professional communication with students and college partners.
• Use instructional technology and EMS resources to enhance learning.
• Ensure safety and readiness of EMS instructional areas and equipment.
• Participate in program evaluation, accreditation activities, and CQI.
• Contribute to committees and college activities as assigned.

Skills

Teamwork

Educational tech

EMS education

Student service

Adaptability

Education

Associate Degree in EMS/EMS-related

NC Paramedic credential

NC OEMS Level I Paramedic Instructor credential

Bachelor’s degree or higher (EMS/education/health)

Job description

• Fulfill assigned instructional responsibilities and maintain posted office and on-campus hours sufficient to meet contracted duties, student needs, and program responsibilities.
• Ensure each class session contains essential curricular components, incorporates appropriate adult-learning strategies, and reflects current EMS evidence, standards, protocols, and practice.
• Teach EMS courses in classroom, laboratory, simulation, online/hybrid, clinical, field, and off-campus settings assigned, while maintaining appropriate accessibility to students.
• Evaluate student cognitive, psychomotor, and affective performance and provide appropriate, timely feedback, remediation, and documentation.
• Maintain regular, appropriate, and professional communication with students, College personnel, clinical and field affiliates, preceptors, advisory committee members, employers, and other community partners.
• Incorporate appropriate instructional technology, simulation, learning-management systems, testing platforms, and EMS educational resources to enhance student learning.
• Ensure the cleanliness, readiness, safety, and proper operation of EMS instructional areas, simulation equipment, ambulances/training vehicles, medical equipment, and supplies; promptly report deficiencies or malfunctions.
• Participate in the evaluation, selection, acquisition, inventory, and maintenance of instructional materials, audiovisual resources, simulation equipment, medical supplies, and other program needs.
• Develop and distribute course syllabi, schedules, lesson materials, and student expectations in accordance with established College and program templates, policies, and deadlines.
• Maintain accurate and complete instructional records, including attendance, grades, skills documentation, clinical/field documentation, evaluations, rosters, reports, and other required program records.
• Support compliance with North Carolina Office of EMS requirements, CoAEMSP/ CAAHEP accreditation standards, program policies, minimum competency requirements, and documentation expectations.
• Participate in student recruitment, orientation, advising, retention efforts, and development or revision of EMS courses and programs.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with EMS agencies, hospitals, clinical affiliates, medical direction, advisory committee members, employers, and other community partners to ensure training meets workforce and community needs.
• Remain current in EMS clinical practice, education, certification requirements, protocols, instructional methods, and professional standards through continuing education and professional development.
• Participate in program evaluation, curriculum review, exam and assessment review, student outcome analysis, advisory committee activities, accreditation activities, and continuous quality improvement.
• Actively contribute to college committees, campus activities, and discipline, departmental, divisional, and institutional meetings as assigned.
• Support all functions of the College and comply with college academic, personnel, safety, student, and administrative policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned and other related duties incident to the work described herein.

Required Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Emergency Medical Science, Emergency Medical Services, or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Current North Carolina Paramedic credential.
• Current NC OEMS Level I Paramedic Instructor credential (or ability to obtain within one year).
• 5+ years’ EMS field experience as a Paramedic.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work effectively and collegially with others.
• Skilled in the use of computers and commitment to the effective use of instructional technology.
• Knowledge of current EMS education practices, clinical standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to provide exceptional service to students and internal and external partners.
• Familiarity with and appreciation for the mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple programs, courses, sites, and activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years 911 EMS field experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, or higher, in Emergency Medical Science, education, healthcare, public safety, or a related field. Will consider applicants with extensive EMS field training and EMS educational experience.
• Experience teaching EMT , AEMT , and/or Paramedic courses in a community college setting.
• Experience with CoAEMSP/ CAAHEP -accredited Paramedic education and/or AEMT accreditation processes.
• Current AHA instructor credentials and/or NAEMT instructor credentials.
• Experience with simulation, clinical education, field internship oversight, test validation, student competency tracking, and program assessment.

Salary Range

Salary Range Based on experience. Salary range - $48,036-$72,060.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * What is your highest level of education?
  • GED
  • High School Diploma
  • Associates Degree
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Masters Degree
  • PHD