PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTOR

Los Angeles County (CA) • Los Angeles, CA

59d

About The Position

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a meaningful role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings to encouraging housing. Mission: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care. The team member we are searching for: Develops specialized training programs or educational course content for paramedic students, presents this content in a formal learning situation, supervises its application in a clinical setting, and evaluates effectiveness of the training in achieving predetermined training objectives. Identifies and analyzes, on an ongoing basis, the training needs of paramedic students in the paramedic training program. Plans and develops educational/training modules and course content, structures group and individual educational sessions, incorporating teaching methodology designed to meet identified needs and established course objectives. Conducts formal didactic training and clinical instruction for paramedic students. Provides skill laboratory instruction which includes skill demonstration, assessment, and evaluation of paramedic students. Plans, supervises, and evaluates student performance in applying medical knowledge in a clinical setting, and performance of critical skills of medical procedures. Plans, develops, and implements the use of evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of the training, course content, or methodology. Participates in studies and projects to improve course or curriculum content, identifies trends for improvement, and prepares reports of findings.

Requirements

• Option I: Bachelor's degree -AND- two (2) years of experience in the practice of emergency medicine or prehospital care - AND- forty (40) hours of instruction in teaching methodology.
• Option II: Associate degree -AND-six (6) years of experience in the practice of emergency medicine or prehospital care- AND- forty (40) hours of instruction in teaching methodology.
• License: A license to practice as a paramedic issued by the California Emergency Medical Services Authority.
• Required license(s) needs to be active and unrestricted, or your application will NOT be accepted.
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• PHYSICAL CLASS III - Moderate: This class requires that the incumbent stand or walk most of the time with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, reaching, working on irregular surfaces, occasional lifting of objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Any additional experience in excess of the Minimum Requirement for the qualifying Option.
• Recent employment within the last 5 years as a paramedic in a 9-1-1 setting.

Responsibilities

• Develops specialized training programs or educational course content for paramedic students, presents this content in a formal learning situation, supervises its application in a clinical setting, and evaluates effectiveness of the training in achieving predetermined training objectives.
• Identifies and analyzes, on an ongoing basis, the training needs of paramedic students in the paramedic training program.
• Plans and develops educational/training modules and course content, structures group and individual educational sessions, incorporating teaching methodology designed to meet identified needs and established course objectives.
• Conducts formal didactic training and clinical instruction for paramedic students.
• Provides skill laboratory instruction which includes skill demonstration, assessment, and evaluation of paramedic students.
• Plans, supervises, and evaluates student performance in applying medical knowledge in a clinical setting, and performance of critical skills of medical procedures.
• Plans, develops, and implements the use of evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of the training, course content, or methodology.
• Participates in studies and projects to improve course or curriculum content, identifies trends for improvement, and prepares reports of findings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees