"Surgical Technology Instructor (Tenure-Track)"

Surgical Technology Instructor (Tenure-Track)

Campus: Skyline College

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: 80

Months Per Year: 10

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

1. Depending on program needs, faculty assigned to the Surgical Technology Program may be asked to assume additional responsibilities that support program operations and accreditation compliance. These duties may include service as Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, or other leadership roles as defined by program accreditation standards.
2. Maintain communication with clinical sites and hospital administrators
3. Assist in curriculum assessment and revisions and new course development, including student learning outcomes and assessment processes
4. Participate in the development and/or selection of course materials, equipment, and technology that will enhance the offerings of the department
5. Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and lab hours
6. Maintain expertise in current teaching methodologies and curricula
7. Participate as a member of department, division, and college committees
8. Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs
9. Attend required Surgical Technology conferences, webinars, and trainings (i.e., AccredX Conference)
10. Annually assess program outcomes

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

Knowledge of:

1. Surgical technology courses, including a professional level of competence
2. The latest developments in surgical technology, and are committed to staying current
3. Computer-based technology appropriate to the subject area, and willing to use it

Skills and Abilities:

1. Teach college-level courses in surgical technology
2. Reflect on and evaluate one's pedagogy and examine its effect critically
3. Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students' abilities and learning styles
4. Use teaching methods that engage students actively in their learning, promote the development of critical thinking skills, and encourage them to become self-regulated learners
5. Use instructional methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to the subject matter
6. Motivate students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
7. Develop student learning outcomes and develop methods for assessing students' achievement of those outcomes
8. Demonstrate organizational skills
9. Supervise students and work cooperatively with other members of the Allied Health team
10. Communicate with the local medical community

Job Requirements:

• Any Bachelor's degree or higher AND two years of professional experience OR any Associate degree AND six years of professional experience or the equivalent. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the teaching assignment
• Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and maintain required credential
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• Five (5) years of professional clinical experience
• Demonstrated teaching experience
• Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
• Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
• Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
• Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in Surgical Technology
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within Surgical Technology courses and classrooms
• Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices

Additional Information:

Safety: to promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incident to their supervisor.

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

Work Demands

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent travel to clinical sites and continuing education events
• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Physical presence at on-site locations
• Communicate and interact with others
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self-regulate emotion and behavior

Benefits:

Benefits include paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. The District pays all or a portion of monthly medical plan premiums (depending on the coverage) and pays all of the monthly dental and vision plan premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Additional paid benefits include life insurance, salary continuance insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program. Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California (no contributions to Social Security). Optional tax-deferred 403(b) and 457 retirement plans are also available.