Part-Time Faculty - Emergency Medical Services

Tennessee Board of Regents; New York (NY); On-site; USD 827,000 - 964,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend negotiable

Job summary

Columbia State Community College is seeking part-time faculty to teach Emergency Medical Services on a semester-by-semester basis. Instructors may teach up to nine credit hours per semester across multiple campuses including Columbia, Williamson, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg, Clifton, and various off-campus locations.

Minimum qualifications include Tennessee EMT-Basic licensure or higher with no revocation historical, at least 1 year pre-hospital EMS teaching experience, and current BLS Instructor

Qualifications

• Licensed EMT-B or higher with no licensure revocation
• Minimum 1 year pre-hospital EMS teaching experience
• Current BLS Instructor Certification

Responsibilities

• Prepare for courses and adhere to course syllabi and learning outcomes
• Begin and end classes as scheduled
• Organize and supervise learning activities for students
• Maintain academic standards and classroom behavior
• Evaluate students and inform them of scores promptly
• Maintain accurate attendance records and grades
• Monitor Columbia State email and respond to student questions
• Meet deadlines for administrative tasks such as personnel paperwork and enrollment

Skills

EMT Basic License

BLS Instructor Certification

Teaching Experience

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Title: Part-Time Faculty - Emergency Medical Services

Employee Classification: Part-Time Faculty

Institution: Columbia State Community College

Campus Location: Columbia State Community College

Job Summary

Part time faculty are hired as needed on a semester-to-semester basis and typically teach up to nine credit hours during the semester. Columbia State offers classes at five campuses: Columbia Campus, Williamson Campus, Lawrenceburg Campus, Lewisburg Campus, and Clifton Campus. Columbia State also offers classes at several off-campus locations and clinical sites.

Minimum Qualifications

Instructor Assistant - Currently licensed as a Tennessee EMT - Basic (or higher) without history of revocation, suspension, or denial of licensure. Minimum one-year pre-hospital experience. Minimum 75 hours EMS related teaching experience acceptable to the TN EMS Board and current BLS Instructor Certification. Instructor Coordinator - Associate degree. Current TN EMT-Paramedic license without history of revocation, suspension, or denial of licensure. Two years' experience practicing advanced life support in the pre-hospital environment; minimum 300 hours EMS related teaching experience (or two years EMS education administration). Current endorsement in an EMS Board approved trauma, cardiac, and pediatric course (instructor preferred). Completion of EMS Board approved Instructors' course.

Salary is $635 per credit hour. Workload adjustments will be made for faculty teaching classes where the number of contact hours exceeds the number of credit hours. Additionally, a travel stipend may be negotiated at time of hire for faculty traveling more than 80 miles each week to teach their classes. For part-time faculty who continue to work at Columbia State, salary is based on collegiate level teaching experience documented during the first semester of teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

Teaching Experience
Higher Education Experience

Part-Time Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

The part-time faculty member reports directly to the dean for assignments/duties and is responsible for:

• Preparing for courses as assigned and adhering to departmental course syllabi and course minimum student learning outcomes.
• Beginning and ending all classes as schedules.
• Organizing, assigning, and supervising learning activities of students in his/her classes.
• Maintaining academic standards and classroom behavior to ensure an environment conducive to learning. Evaluating students using a variety of methods and for informing each student of scores received on each assessment in a timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate records of student attendance/participating and grades.
• Reading Columbia State email and responding to student questions via email in a timely manner.
• Meeting deadlines for all administrative requests such as submitting personnel paperwork, student enrollment

Advertised: 06 Jul 2026 Central Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Oct 2026 Central Daylight Time