Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC's service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The college's Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. The Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center. With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high-quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."
St. Charles Community College is seeking a Part-Time Surgical Technology Clinical Coordinator. The Surgical Technology Clinical Coordinator plays a key role in the Surgical Technology (SRT) department, reporting to the Allied Health Academic Program Coordinator. This part-time position coordinates the clinical education of SRT students, including placing students at clinical practicum sites, overseeing and evaluating their clinical experiences, and documenting their progression toward clinical competence. The Clinical Coordinator also delivers instruction, grades student work, and advises students on academic progress, career goals, and practicum experiences. The role builds and maintains relationships with local healthcare systems, particularly operating room leadership at current and prospective clinical sites, and supports the Program Director in managing the SRT Program Advisory Board. The ideal candidate is a certified surgical technologist with operating room or instructional experience, strong organizational and communication skills, and a commitment to academic and professional integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
Teaching and Grading:
- Deliver high-quality instruction in accordance with the SRT program curriculum
- Provide timely and constructive feedback to students to support their academic and professional development
- Grade assignments including, but not limited to, student reflections, clinical case logs, and preceptor evaluations
- May teach additional courses in the SRT program, as needed
Clinical Coordination:
- Coordinate clinical education for surgical tech students
- Provide administration, organization, and supervision of student clinical experiences
- Ensure documentation of the evaluation and progression of clinical performance leading to clinical competence
- Provide continuous quality review and improvement of student clinical experience
- Provide academic oversight, including curriculum planning and development of student clinical experience
- Ensure orientation to the program's requirements of the personnel who supervise or instruct students at clinical sites
- Coordinate the assignments of students to clinical sites
Student Advising:
- Provide general advising to SRT students regarding academic progress, career goals, and practicum experiences.
- Support students in navigating program requirements and resources.
Meetings and Collaboration:
- Attend and actively participate in department and divisional meetings.
- Collaborate with faculty and staff to ensure the success and improvement of the SRT program.
- Develop relationships with local healthcare systems, specifically operating room leadership at current and future clinical practicum sites
- Assist the Program Director with management of the SRT Program Advisory Board, including yearly meetings and regular updates
Minimum Qualifications:
- 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 of three years of documented 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.
- Previous teaching or instructional experience preferred.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Commitment to maintaining high standards of academic and professional integrity.
Work Environment:
- The role requires a combination of office, classroom, and clinical environments.
- Flexibility to handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities.
- Physical ability to perform tasks related to evaluating students in clinical environments.
St. Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
