Senior Instructor / Site Lead – Paramedic or EMT

About the role

This role is responsible for delivering medically credentialed instruction, operational leadership, and site-level oversight in a Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) environment. This position requires maintaining current medical certifications, operating Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS), overseeing high-fidelity, scenario-based medical training in classroom and field environments, and ensuring site operations are conducted in accordance with contractual performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver TC3 training across all four tiers: All Service Members (ASM/Tier I), Combat Lifesaver (CLS/Tier II), Combat Medic (CM/Tier III), and Combat Paramedic (CP/Tier IV)
• Instruct 68W Combat Medic sustainment training and CLS initial/sustainment training to non-medical personnel
• Conduct training in classroom, laboratory, and field training/evaluation environments
• Maintain proper instructor-to-student ratios per MEDCoE directives
• Assess students' critical thinking and psychomotor skills under high-fidelity simulated conditions
• Support a projected minimum throughput of at least 2,500 68W students annually across all MSTC sites
• Mentor, coach, and provide technical guidance to assigned Instructor/Operators and training support personnel
• Observe instructor performance and provide feedback to improve instructional delivery, scenario execution, student evaluation, and compliance with training standards
• Serve as the site-level lead responsible for day-to-day coordination of training operations, instructor support, and execution of assigned MSTC requirements
• Act as the primary site-level point of contact for Government representatives, military leaders, contractor leadership, senior executive leaders, and internal program management personnel
• Communicate professionally and effectively with senior military leaders, civilian leaders, medical personnel, contractor staff, and executive leadership regarding training requirements, site status, staffing, equipment, and performance matters
• Coordinate instructor schedules, training support requirements, classroom resources, simulation resources, equipment availability, and administrative deliverables to support successful training execution
• Mentor assigned personnel and assist with onboarding, instructor development, peer observations, training standardization, and performance improvement activities
• Illustrate prior supervisory or site-level leadership experience in a medical, military, emergency services, instructional, or operational environment
• Resolve routine administrative, instructional, scheduling, and minor performance issues at the site level and elevate significant issues to the Program Manager as required
• Utilize approved scenario-based training per course, apply moulage techniques, environmental control, and theatrical special effects to simulate realistic injuries and environments, assess students using grading sheets for individual scenarios, ensure all training content is approved by the appropriate medical proponent (MTN, Deployed Medicine, CMSD), and document and report accidents/incidents
• Operate MSTC systems (ISS, VPS, MT-C2), configure and execute realistic training scenarios, apply moulage and simulation effects, conduct training evaluation and reporting, maintain training records, student evaluations, and AAR documentation, and participate in Quality Control Plan (QCP) activities including peer observations, self-assessments, and After-Action Reviews (AARs)
• Manage equipment maintenance, operate and perform operator-level preventive maintenance on assigned patient simulators, manikins, medical training equipment, follow OEM instructions for handling MSTC equipment requiring extended service agreement repair, inventory and manage consumable items (skins, synthetic blood, PMCS kits), notify the COR when consumables are required, initiate fielded equipment repair/condition status reports, and keep the TOR and APM/COR apprised of equipment issues, and notify the W-TRS maintainer (via ACA) for equipment failures outside extended service agreement coverage
• Participate in enterprise quality initiatives including instructor development programs and cross-site standardization

Requirements

• Current Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician or Nationally Registered Paramedic, as applicable to position assignment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Life Support (ALS), if required by assigned instructional duties or medical scope of practice
• Emergency Medical Technician candidates must possess a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the medical scope of practice and must be able to illustrate prior supervisory, leadership, mentoring, or site-level coordination experience
• Paramedic candidates must possess a minimum of two (2) years of experience within the medical scope of practice and must provide proof of super

Qualifications

• Current Emergency Medical Technician with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience within the medical scope of practice and demonstrated supervisory, leadership, mentoring, or site-level coordination experience
• Current Paramedic with a minimum of three (3) years of experience within the medical scope of practice and proof of supervisory, leadership, mentoring, or site-level coordination experience