Certified Surgical Technologist Instructor

Required Qualifications

• Train and direct students on local anesthesia injection, incision and dissection, and trocar placement skills.
• Monitor and assess skill development in Foley catheterization, skin preparation, and/or positioning of the surgical patient and tourniquet placement.
• Assess and guide student usage of appropriate knowledge of normal pathological anatomy and physiology, recognition, and appropriate response to surgical events.
• Provide training and direction to students in techniques and skills of intraoperative visualization and assistance of retraction, knot tying, suctioning/irrigation, application of hemostatic agents, electrosurgical unit (ESU) hemostasis; insertion of drains, closure of wound/body planes, and various suture techniques and/skills; splinting and immobilization, placement of post-surgical dressings and wound VACs, etc.
• Provide training and direction to students in perioperative principles and surgical technology skills, including sterile technique, surgical instrumentation, case preparation, tissue handling, surgical counts, specimen management, electrosurgical equipment, patient positioning, surgical equipment operation, and operating room procedures while ensuring compliance with accreditation standards and best practices.
• Affirmative Action Plan: Perform with minimal supervision and ensure compliance with accreditation standards and best practices.

Supplemental Functions

• Assist with monitoring and assessing students during surgical clinical experiences.
• Review surgical instructional videos and provide feedback.
• Supplement the educational process by providing additional support and guidance.

Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.
• Office environment. Occasional physical effort required.

Requirements

• Associate degree from an accredited institution.
• Successful completion of an accredited surgical assisting program.
• Successful completion of an accredited surgical technology program.
• Two (2) years of experience as a Certified Surgical First Assistant.
• Two (2) years of experience as a Certified Surgical Technologist.
• Five (5) years of experience as a surgical preceptor.

Licenses and Certifications

• Current Certified Surgical First Assist credential from Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) required.
• Current Certified Surgical Technology credential.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification for health care providers or equivalent required.

Compensation

$41.00 per hour

Employment Type

Part time