What are the responsibilities and job description for the BLS Instructor & Training Specialist - Center for Prehospital Care position at University of California - Los Angeles Health?
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
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.
- Available to drive personal vehicle to off campus locations for contract instructional assignments or special projects.
- 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).
Preferred:
- Baccalaureate degree in health related field, nursing, health care administration, health care education, emergency medical services or a related field
- Completion of NAEMSE/NHTSA EMS educator course, Firefighter 1A/1B, or American Heart Association "Core" instructor course
University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.