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Posting Details
Position Information
Position Title
Part-time Faculty, Emergency Medical Technologies
Department
Emergency Medical Education Department
Primary Location
N/A
Location Details
A part-time faculty member's assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations, as well as distance education classes).
Projected Start Date
Continuous Application Pool
Full or Part Time
Part-time
Category
Academic
Hours per week
Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
Work Schedule
A part-time faculty member's assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations, as well as distance education classes).
Salary/Wage
Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.81 - $119.20 (instructional); $74.60 - $117.69 (non-instructional)
For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Part-time Faculty section.
Salary/Wage Frequency
Hourly
Benefits
For information about part-time faculty health benefits, visit https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/benefits-2/ and click on Part-time Faculty Benefits.
Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

• CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)
• APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part-Time Limited-Service Employees)

Job Duties
The Emergency Medical Education department is seeking qualified part-time instructors to teach Emergency Medical Technologies. Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of Emergency Medical Technologies.
Minimum Qualifications
Must meet all qualifications listed under 1) and 3) below:

1. Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under a) through b):
   • a) Any bachelor's degree or higher AND two years of professional experience in an allied health field.
   • b) Any associate degree AND six years of professional experience in an allied health field.
   • c) A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either 1) or 2) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form (www.palomar.edu/hr/equivalency-app/), if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application.
2. Qualified by education and experience with at least 40 hours of documented teaching methodology instruction in areas related to methods, materials, and evaluation of instruction by time of appointment. Possession of one of the following certificates would meet this qualification:
   • a) California State Fire Marshal (CSFM) "Fire Instructor 1A and 1B".
   • b) National Fire Academy (NFA) "Fire Service Instructional Methodology" course.
   • c) National Association of EMS Educators Level 1 course.
   • d) Associate degree or higher in Education.
3. Knowledgeable in the course content of the January 2009 United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards DOT HS 811 077 E.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/members, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.
NOTE: For professional experience, a "year" is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 10 months. Professional experience includes EMT and/or Paramedic experience, or higher-level professional experience (i.e. Nursing or Physician experience).
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (DEIAA) Statement
Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.
Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.

All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Licenses and/or Certificates
See Minimum Qualifications section above. In addition, must possess one of the sets of certificates/licenses listed under 1) or 2) below by time of appointment:

1. Current EMT or higher* certificate AND Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider card.
2. Current Paramedic or higher* license, BLS Provider card AND Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) card.

• Note: "Higher" equals currently certified or licensed in the State of California as a physician, registered nurse, physician assistant, or paramedic.

Supervision Received
Part-time faculty members receive supervision from the Division Dean and direction from the Department Chair or Director.
Working Conditions
Complete working conditions may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ (use the link for the Palomar Faculty Federation Agreement).
Terms of Employment
Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7120a, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.
Complete terms of employment may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ (use the link for the Palomar Faculty Federation Agreement).
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
11/28/2025
Close Date
11/28/2027
Open Until Filled
No
Posting Number
P0411T
Additional Application Information

• For more information regarding the position, contact Skip Clark, Department Chair at 760-744-1150 ext. 8153, or the Academic Department Assistant at 760-744-1150, ext. 8150, or via email at EME@palomar.edu.
• This posting is for an application pool, and when a need comes up, the department will contact those that they are interested in.