EMS Educator (Hybrid/PRN) - Emergency Medicine

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Key Responsibilities

Course Instruction (70%) Deliver engaging didactic lectures, practical skill stations, and high-fidelity simulations for AHA (BLS, ACLS, PALS) and NAEMT (PHTLS, AMLS, EPC, etc.) curricula.

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Job Location/Working Conditions Normal office environment Flexible, irregular hours ba

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TeacherEducation & Training

SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110

The EMS Educator designs, coordinates, and teaches prehospital medical and trauma education. This role leads initial certification, recertification, and continuing education (CE) programs. Primary responsibilities include instructing AHA courses (BLS, ACLS, PALS) and NAEMT courses (PHTLS, AMLS, TCCC, etc.), managing classroom and simulation labs, and ensuring compliance with national and state training standards.

This position delivers high-impact education to a multidisciplinary audience of healthcare professionals, including EMTs, Paramedics, Advanced Practice Providers (PAs/NPs), Registered Nurses, and Physicians.

This is a PRN (as-needed) position averaging approximately 24 hours per month. The workload breakdown consists of 70% direct course instruction and 30% administrative duties.

Responsibilities

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→Course Instruction (70%)
- →Deliver engaging didactic lectures, practical skill stations, and high-fidelity simulations for AHA (BLS, ACLS, PALS) and NAEMT (PHTLS, AMLS, EPC, etc.) curricula.
- →Adapt instructional styles to effectively engage a diverse student body ranging from basic life support field personnel to advanced clinical providers (NPs, PAs, RNs, and MDs/DOs).
- →Evaluate student cognitive and psychomotor performance, provide constructive feedback, and design targeted remediation plans for struggling learners.
- →Conduct skill validations and practical scenarios in line with current ECC guidelines and national EMS scope of practice standards.
→Administrative Compliance & Management (30%)
- →Maintain accurate class rosters, student records, testing results, and course completion cards through AHA (e.g., Atlas) and NAEMT portals.
- →Coordinate CEU/CME documentation requirements appropriate for the varying licensure tracks of the attending students (EMS, Nursing, and Medical Board requirements).
- →Inspect, maintain, and set up medical training equipment, manikins, Airway/ALS trainers, and simulation supplies prior to classes.
- →Complete and submit all required post-course paperwork within organizational deadlines to ensure seamless certification processing.

Requirements

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Associate degree

Associate's degree in emergency medical services, education, or healthcare.
Current state-licensed or Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP) in good standing. (Equivalent healthcare licensures such as RN or PA/MD with extensive prehospital experience may be considered).
State EMS Instructor certification (or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire).
AHA Instructor Certifications: Current BLS Instructor, ACLS Instructor, and PALS Instructor (or ability to obtain shortly after hire).
NAEMT Instructor Certifications: Current instructor status in core NAEMT courses such as PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support) or AMLS (Advanced Medical Life Support).
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Current NIMS/ICS certifications (100, 200, 700, 800) as required by the department.

Three years of active field experience as an EMT, Paramedic, or critical care clinician.
Prior teaching, training, or preceptor experience delivering education to advanced clinical tiers (Physicians, APPs, or Nurses).

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

No specific work experience is required for this position.

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Educational Materials Development Adult Learning Theory, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Code of Federal Regulations, Competency Based Training, Content Management Systems (CMS), Ethical Practices, Graphic Design, Human Subjects Research, Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Maintain Web Pages, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Nursing Education, Oral Communications, Policies & Procedures, Professional Etiquette, Regulatory Issues, Software Design Tools, Web-Based Communications, Web Design Software, Web Page Development, Written Communication

A driver's license is not required for this position.

About the Role

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No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

G12-H

Salary Range

$29.96 - $47.92 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email CandidateQuestions@wustl.edu or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

What We Offer

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Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to review our benefit eligibility criteria along with any applicable benefits.

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity or shared ancestry, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. As a federal contractor, the university maintains affirmative action programs to implement its equal employment opportunity policy for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.

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Washington University Medical Campus

On-site at the office

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About this job

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