Pediatric Clinical Education Specialist Surgical Technologist - (CMC Tower Expansion)

Atrium Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Charlotte seeks a Clinical Education Specialist - Allied Health to enhance teammate learning in the surgical services department. The role emphasizes expanding clinical knowledge of teammates in the operating room, instructing on surgical technology fundamentals, and helping develop strategies to maintain clinical expertise.

The position supports safe operations, mentors colleagues, and ensures competency across the scrub role with a focus on continuous improvement and education.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology required.
• Current certification as a surgical technologist required or 15 years of surgical tech experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in leadership preferred.
• CPR Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest standard of perioperative patient care.
• Coordinate, facilitate and manage department orientation for new teammates and students.
• Teach and facilitate teammate learning in the operating room setting.
• Aid in the advancement of clinical skills throughout the surgical setting.
• Collaborates with leadership to assess educational needs for the surgical team and develop plans.
• Utilize adult education principles to plan and implement educational activities.
• Assist in developing and maintaining annual competency assessments for teammates.
• Serve as clinical resource for Surgical Services teammates.
• Participate in Performance Improvement Process.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology

Current certification as a surgical technologist

Bachelor's Degree in leadership preferred

CPR Certification required

Job description

Department

37782 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Surgery Room

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information

need details

Pay Range

$30.70 - $46.05

Essential Functions

• Provide the highest standard of care for the perioperative patient.
• Coordinate, facilitate and manage department orientation for new teammates and students.
• Teach and facilitate teammate learning in the operating room setting.
• Aid in the advancement of clinical skills throughout the surgical setting.
• Collaborates with leadership to assess educational needs for the surgical team, licensed and non-licensed; develops and implements a plan to assist with these needs
• Utilizes adult education principles, plans, designs, and implements educational activities based on identified learning needs.
• Assist in developing and maintaining annual competency assessments for teammates.
• Serves as clinical resource for Surgical Services teammates.
• Participates in Performance Improvement Process

Physical Requirements

• Works with occasional intermittent noise and exposure to conditions such as dust, fumes, and chemicals.
• Ability to communicate and write.
• Strenuous physical effort will require walking, stretching, bending, climbing stairs, twisting, and squatting or kneeling while performing tasks.
• May have lengthy periods of standing.
• Requires frequent use of side vision, lifting, pushing, and pulling.
• Must be abletolift and support the weight of thirty-five pounds.
• Use of both hands and all fingers is required for gripping, speed work and precision during the operation equipment/instruments and movement/positioning of surgical patients.
• Vision and hearing for distances of up to twenty feet is required, depth perception and ability to distinguish basic colors is required.
• Ability to work for lengthy, or irregular work hours, rotating shifts, working on hard surfaces, being near moving equipment, changes in temperature, humidity, and exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens.
• Must be able to concentrate and apply critical thinking skills.

Education, Training, And Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of surgical technology required. Current certification as a surgical technologist required or 15 years of surgical tech experience.
• Minimum five-year operating room clinical experience in the scrub role
• Bachelor's Degree in leadership preferred.
• Experience in teaching and curriculum development preferred.
• CPR Certification required.

Our CommitmenttoYou

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits And More

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

The Clinical Education Specialist - Allied Health enhances teammate learning throughout the surgical services department. The primary responsibilities of the Clinical Education Specialist - Allied Health are to expand the clinical knowledge of teammates in the operating room setting. The Clinical specialist will instruct teammates on the fundamental basics of surgery technology in the operating room setting, as well as assist in developing strategies and objectives to improve and maintain clinical expertise in the role of a surgical technologist. The Clinical Education Specialist helps maintain a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities safely. The Clinical Education Specialist maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.