Instructional Assistant, Surgical Technology

About the role

Thank you for your interest in a career at Northcentral Technical College (NTC). NTC offers outstanding career opportunities on a modern campus with state-of-the-art technology that allows for a collaborative learning and work environment. If you have a desire to help students while positively impacting the community, we’d love for you to join our team!

Responsibilities

• Support full-time Surgical Technology faculty in maintaining the required 1:10 instructor-to-student ratio during all laboratory sessions.
• Assist in preparing, organizing, and setting up laboratory environments, equipment, instruments, supplies, and simulated scenarios prior to student learning activities.
• Provide direct guidance and hands-on support to students as they practice required Surgical Technology skills and competencies.
• Demonstrate basic skills and reinforce correct techniques under faculty direction, ensuring safe and consistent practice aligned with program standards.
• Monitor student performance during lab activities and provide formative feedback to promote skill development and professional behaviors.
• Assist faculty in observing, documenting, and evaluating student skill competencies as directed.
• Ensure safe use, handling, and cleaning of surgical equipment, instruments, and materials; follow all infection control and safety protocols.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment that supports effective learning.
• Operate and troubleshoot lab equipment, simulators, and technology used in teaching and skills practice.
• Support students in preparing for skills check-offs, simulations, and assessments by reviewing expectations and answering procedural questions within the scope of the role.
• Uphold program, college, clinical, and accreditation standards, including ARC/STSA requirements and policies.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and professional learning environment that supports student success and encourages critical thinking and teamwork.
• Communicate effectively with faculty, students, and staff regarding lab needs, student concerns, and observations related to student performance.
• Participate in professional development and training necessary to stay current with Surgical Technology practices, lab procedures, and program curriculum.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate's Degree (or Equivalent) – Be a graduate of an education program in surgical technology accredited by a nationally recognized programmatic accreditation agency.
• Possess a credential in the field of surgical technology through a national certification program that is accredited by the National Commission on Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
• Have a minimum total of two years of experience, either in the operating room scrub role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the past five years.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions, reports and emails; speak and may present information to groups.
• Math Skills: Ability to add and subtract numbers using basic units of measurement.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to critically think and solve problems involving a variety of concrete variables with limited standardization; interpret written, oral and diagrammed instructions.
• Technical Skills: Ability to perform complex operations in a variety of job-specific systems, understand functionality to apply advanced functions, manage/customize and create calculations with data.
• Customer Service Skills: Ability to actively listen, discern key information, and respond professionally; ask follow up or clarifying questions to diffuse escalated situations and offer appropriate problem resolution when necessary.
• Physical Requirements:
  • Carrying/Lifting 10-25 lbs: Low
  • Carrying/Lifting 25-50 lbs: Low