BLS Instructor & Training Specialist - Center for Prehospital Care

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Varies depending on departmental needs Posted Date 11/14/2025 Salary Range: $31.51 - 62.64 Hourly Employment Type 6 - Staff: Per Diem Duration Indefinite Job # 27592

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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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
  
• Meeting objectives
• Other duties as assigned
  

This is a 10% per diem position. May convert to career. 

Salary: $31.51 - $62.64 hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Current certification as an EMT or EMT-Intermediate, or current licensure as a Paramedic.
  
• 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. 
• 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.
  
• 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.