Paramedic Clinical Instructor, 25% Per Diem

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 88,000; Part time

Job summary

The UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine's UCLA Center for Prehospital Care seeks a Clinical Instructor to deliver hands-on EMS education and supervise equipment use. You will demonstrate clinical skills and evaluate student performance within the UCLA Paramedic Education Program.

You will foster an engaging classroom, help meet course objectives, support curriculum development and assessment, and commit to at least two instructional shifts monthly in a 25% per diem role, with

Qualifications

• Current CA licensure as Paramedic or RN, or ability to obtain in CA.
• 1+ year EMS field or clinical experience is required.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• CPR provider certification; instructor certs preferred.
• Availability for evenings, holidays, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on skills instruction for UCLA Paramedic Education Program.
• Demonstrate and teach clinical skills and equipment use.
• Evaluate student performance and provide feedback.
• Foster an engaging learning environment and meet course objectives.
• Support curriculum development and learner assessment.
• Work a minimum of two instructional shifts per month.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical instruction

Communication

Teamwork

Scheduling

Patient care

Education

Paramedic license (CA)

RN license (CA)

AHA CPR provider

ACLS/PALS instructor certs

NAEMT PHTLS instructor

Job description

Description

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, one of the nation's leading academic EMS education programs, is dedicated to advancing prehospital care through education, training, and innovation.

The Clinical Instructor provides hands-on skills instruction for students in the UCLA Paramedic Education Program. Responsibilities include demonstrating and teaching clinical skills and equipment use, evaluating student performance, fostering an engaging learning environment, ensuring course objectives are met, and supporting curriculum development and learner assessment. Clinical Instructors are expected to work a minimum of two instructional shifts per month.

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

Salary: $32.09 - $63.86 hourly

Qualifications

Required:

• AHS BLS Provider
  
• Current California licensure as a Paramedic or Registered Nurse or the ability to obtain licensure in the state of CA.
  
• Minimum of 1 year of field or clinical EMS experience.
  
• Previous teaching experience (preferred).
  
• AHA CPR provider certification, AHA ACLS provider certification AHA ACLS and/or PALS instructor certifications (preferred).
  
• NAEMT PHTLS instructor certifications (preferred).
  
• Ability to consistently work a minimum 2 weekdays per month.
  
• Excellent communication skills.
  
• Ability to work both independently and on a team.
  
• Ability to perform duties with minimal direction.
  
• The instructor may be required to perform venipuncture and dermal punctures on training equipment including administering intravenous lines.
  
• 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, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing (including the ability to perceive differences in colors, shades, or harmonious combinations or to match colors is required).