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.