Travel Clinical Educator, Surgical Technology

About the role

Stepful is a workforce platform redefining how America's largest health systems build, train, and retain their talent. Since founding in 2021, Stepful has trained over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers. The company partners with leading healthcare institutions to address the national shortage of healthcare workers, with students forming talent pipelines for major employers such as NY-Presbyterian, Mt. Sinai, HCA, Providence, CVS, and Walgreens. Stepful has partnerships with half of the top 10 health systems in the US and is backed by Y Combinator, Reach Capital, and AlleyCorp, with a recent $55M Series C led by Oak HC/FT. Named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025.

The Opportunity: We are seeking a full-time Travel Clinical Educator, Surgical Technology to support Stepful’s Surgical Technology program across multiple locations around the United States. This role delivers high-quality, hands-on skills instruction, supports student remediation, and ensures strong clinical and certification outcomes. In addition to teaching, the Clinical Educator serves as a key on-site representative of Stepful, partnering with clinical sites to support client onboarding and program implementation between 11-week cohorts. The role requires regular travel and close collaboration with internal teams and external partners between cohorts. This full-time, travel-based role reports into the Program Director, Surgical Services. Stepful will cover reasonable travel expenses required for the role (flights, transportation, hotel accommodations), subject to manager pre-approval and compliance with the Company’s travel policy.

Responsibilities

• Teach and facilitate skills labs and clinical instruction across assigned Stepful cohorts.
• Demonstrate proper techniques, provide live step-by-step instruction, and supervise practice.
• Assess student competency and provide feedback and remediation as needed.
• Ensure students achieve mastery of skills before advancing to clinical rotations.
• Coordinate with hospital preceptors to align experiences with program goals.
• Document student progress and report clinical outcomes.
• Represent Stepful on client and partner calls, supporting the solutions team with implementation.
• Provide insights to enhance the student and partner experience.

Requirements

• Willingness to travel to multiple clinical sites around the United States (travel-based role).
• Current Surgical Tech certification (CST or NCCT).
• 3+ years of experience teaching Surgical Technology in a lab or school setting.
• Hands-on experience as a Surgical Technologist in the operating room.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to be hands-on, resourceful, and willing to do what it takes to get the job done and thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Current BLS certification.

Bonus points if you have:

• CRCST certification and/or experience teaching Sterile Processing.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related healthcare field.
• Experience with competency-based education models.
• Experience supporting diverse and underserved student populations.
• Familiarity with NCCT certification requirements.
• Previous experience with online or hybrid education programs.

Benefits

• Meaningful equity stake.
• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options.
• 401(k).
• FSA,