Employment

Teach Wilderness First Aid & Wilderness First Responder with an Industry Leader

Backcountry Medical Training is always on the lookout for exceptional educators to join our team. If you bring the right experience, we’ll provide the training you need to lead Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder courses.

Please review the employment criteria below. If you're interested in working with us, send your resume, details about your patient care experience, availability, and a brief introduction to:
info@backcountrymedicaltraining.com

Teaching Experience & Skills

• Two years of teaching experience delivering information to groups of adult learners.
• Exceptional delivery of material:
  • Information delivered with creativity (good use of analogies, unique tips and tricks enhancing student retention of information).
  • Lectures delivered with passion for the material.
  • The instructor candidate is able to engage well with the audience.
  • Lectures are structured in an organized fashion.
  • Curriculum development experience is strongly preferred.
• Open and willing to receive feedback on teaching performance.

Wilderness Medicine & Outdoor Leadership Experience

• An Advanced Medical Certification or a minimum of 4 years:
  • Current EMT, W-EMT, OEC, Wilderness First Responder (WFR), Nurse, PA, or MD.
• Patient Experience (one of the following):
  • At least 5 documented experiences providing patient care in a wilderness/remote environment.
  • Experience in Emergency Medicine in a professional setting.
• Current CPR Certification (BLS is required at the Wilderness First Responder instructor level). 
• Wilderness and Leadership Experience (one of the following):
  • Outdoor Leadership Experience - Preferred (ex: guiding multi-day trips).
  • Personal Wilderness Experience (extensive personal experience engaging in outdoor recreational activities in the wilderness for multiple days at a time).