Emergency Medical Service Instructor

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An EMS Instructor applicant must meet the following requirements: Hold current Connecticut EMT or AEMT certification or paramedic licensure at the time of application. Have 24 months of EMS experience in a Connecticut ambulance or rescue organization or in the emergency medical care field as approved by the Department during the previous 36 months Successful completion of a Department-approved EMS instructor course of training, or acceptable substitute (examples listed below), within the previous 24 months. DPH OEMS approved EMS-I Course; or NAEMSE Instructor level 1 and 2; or Police Officer Standards of Training Instructor*; or Fire Service Instructor Level 3*; or US Military EMS Instructor; or EMS Instructor training from another state, provided such training followed the latest NHTSA "Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors"; or Master’s Degree in Education, or Connecticut Teacher Certificate. Completion of 25 hours of student teaching under the supervision of two currently certified Connecticut EMS instructors, in OEMS approved courses Completion of a DPH OEMS regulation and procedure orientation (this may be included in an initial EMS-I course) *Applicants must complete a supplemental module provided by a current EMS "instructor trainer".