Clinical Instructors: Surgical Technology

Title: Clinical Instructors: Surgical Technology

Agency: Virginia Western Community College

Location: Roanoke (City) - 770

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $26.25/hour to $41.25/hour based on qualifications

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:
Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.

Virginia Western, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Surgical Technology Clinical Instructors in the School of Health Professions.

Responsibilities for clinical instructors include: clinical supervision at local hospital/medical center facilities for Surgical Technology students, evaluates student's performance during procedures, evaluation of student's knowledge, provides tutoring sessions as needed, collects instructional data, and serves as liaison between the college's Surgical Technology program and the clinical setting.

Clinical instructors are expected to maintain currency in their discipline and in trends in community college education.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree from an accredited Surgical Technology Program.
Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification.
A minimum of 2 years of clinical experience within the past 5 years.
Current CPR BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.

All Clinical Instructor positions require excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience as a clinical instructor preferred.
Virginia Board of Medicine licensure eligibility.