Certified Surgical Technician Clinical Educator

About the role

Develops and implements orientation and training programs for new surgical technicians. Mentors surgical technicians through orientation, training, role transition, career development, and continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of national and local trends in surgical technician practice.
• Makes sure required documentation for orientation and training is up-to-date.
• Evaluates orientation and training processes based on healthcare trends, learning needs, and organizational goals.
• Coaches new surgical technicians and collaborates with management on performance evaluation and growth plans.
• Facilitates and evaluates career development activities for surgical technicians.
• Fosters and maintains academic partnerships with local Surgical Technology programs.
• Facilitates student placement and ensures a positive student experience within the unit/department.
• Participates in recruitment and interviewing of staff.
• Serves as a positive change agent for all units'/departments', campuses' and system's initiatives/goals and leadership activities.
• Creates, plans, implements and coordinates activities related to systematic professional learning experiences.
• Maintains knowledge of healthcare regulatory bodies.
• Supports quality standards and initiatives set by the departments.
• Ensures that practice changes, as a result of performance improvement activities, are implemented.
• Works with hiring departments and HR to ensure students are interviewed and placed in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Act as a role model for professionalism.
• Show effective oral and written communication skills; have strong interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills.
• Show self-direction, creativity, initiative to develop educational programs.
• Show leadership skills, initiative, organization, and self-direction.
• Show strong clinical background with the ability to map clinical processes, gather and analyze data, effectively present ideas and views to clinical audiences.
• Show strong skills related to aseptic/sterile technique and knowledge of surgical instrumentation.
• Work well with people at all levels of the organization.
• Work on multiple priorities and issues to facilitate appropriate customer support.
• Work independently on complex projects.
• Show conceptual and practical understanding of various training techniques for users with various learning styles.
• Show working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs such as Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel.
• Show ability to scrub independently in at least 3 major surgical specialties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Surgical Technology or related military training program.
• 9+ years of scrub tech experience in a hospital setting.
• Experience in current performance improvement frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience in healthcare related education/training.

Skills

• Ability to act as a role model for professionalism.
• Effective oral and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills, strong organizational skills.
• Self-direction, creativity, initiative to develop educational programs.
• Leadership skills, initiative, organization, and self-direction.
• Strong clinical background with the ability to map clinical processes, gather and analyze data, effectively present ideas and views to clinical audiences.
• Strong skills related to aseptic/sterile technique and knowledge of surgical instrumentation.
• Ability to work well with people at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and issues to facilitate appropriate customer support.
• Ability to work on complex projects independently.
• Conceptual and practical understanding of various training techniques for users with various learning styles.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs such as Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
• Paid Time Off from Day One.
• 403-B Retirement Plan.
• Whole Person Well-being Resources.
• Mental Health Resources and Support.
• Pet Benefits.

Pay

$59,652.52 - $110,956.61

Schedule

Full time

Shift: Day