Surgical Technologist Instructor (CST) (Per Diem)

Hartford HealthCare; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a part-time CST Instructor for the Surgical Technology program at Hartford Hospital. The instructor will lead didactic instruction, laboratory work, and clinical skills development for ST students, ensuring they meet CAAHEP standards and graduate ready for entry-level CST roles.

The role emphasizes coordinating clinical rotations, collaboration with educators and surgeons, and ongoing professional development to maintain CST competencies and align with HHC

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required.
• Graduate from a CAAHEP accredited surgical technology program.
• Total of three (3) years of experience in the past five years.
• Possess a current CST credential (NBSTSA).
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience in the past seven years is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Educate surgical technology students through didactic instruction, lab, and clinical components.
• Coordinate clinical rotations and communicate with educators, preceptors, surgeons, and staff.
• Maintain adherence to AST/AORN CST standards and model CSTII/III behaviors.
• Pursue ongoing formal training to improve instructional methods and professional capabilities.

Skills

Teaching CST core courses

Professional communication

Adherence to CST standards

Instructional training

Leadership adaptability

Education

Associate’s Degree

CAAHEP accredited program

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

NBSTSA CST credential

Job description

Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064)

Shift Detail: Tuesday/Thursday CST Instructor Position.

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network.

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.

JOB SUMMARY

The surgical technologist instructors are responsible for the education of surgical technology students through didactic instruction, laboratory, and other clinical skills and experience components of the surgical technology program. The instructor’s role is to provide ST students with the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to gain employment as entry-level surgical technologists and become contributing members of the health care team. This will be accomplished by preparing competent graduates in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains and meeting or exceeding the criteria set forth in the current CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Surgical Technology.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Associate’s Degree required
• Graduate from a CAAHEP accredited surgical technology program.

Experience

• Total of three (3) years of experience, either in the operating room scrub/preceptor role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the past five (5) years.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Possess a current CST credential in the field of surgical technology through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree.

Experience

• Total of five (5) years of experience, either in the operating room scrub/preceptor role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the past seven (7) years.

Knowledge, Skills And Ability Requirements

• Demonstrate effective teaching of the ST core courses assigned
• Demonstrate professionalism in coordinating clinical rotations and effective communication with HHC educators, preceptors, surgeons, surgical and administrative staff
• Maintain Knowledge/Strict Adherence to the AST/AORN standards, guidelines, policies and procedures for the CST role/scope of practice by consistently teaching/modeling CSTII/III behaviors.
• Pursue ongoing formal training designed to increase instructional methodology, maintain and upgrade clinical, instructional and professional capabilities.
• Ability to adapt J+HHC’s H3W leadership behaviors and model it on a daily basis.

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.