Surgical Technologist Instructor, Full Time

American Career College; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

American Career College seeks a Surgical technologist faculty member to guide students and shape their careers in healthcare. You will mentor, teach, and assess learners, adapting methods to achieve outcome-based goals while contributing to course materials and program assessment.

The role involves clinical guidance, professional growth, and active participation in governance and scholarly activities, supporting a student-centric culture across the college.

Qualifications

• Three years of occupational experience in the subject field.
• Within the last five years, at least three years of OR experience or teaching in the field.
• Current CST credential.
• Associate degree with appropriate coursework required.
• Graduate from a CHEA-accredited program in the specialty.
• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as mentor, role model and facilitator for students.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for teaching and the learning process.
• Apply skills to the teaching schedule and course delivery.
• Contribute to assessment activities and continuous improvement of courses.
• Improve class materials and syllabi within shared governance culture.
• Utilize diverse teaching methodologies to meet learning outcomes.
• Maintain scholarly activities and professional growth.
• Engage in service per university policies.

Skills

Mentoring

Teaching

Assessment

Education

Associate degree with relevant coursework

Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)

CHEA/accreditation compliant program graduate

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Come care with us at American Career College! As a Surgical technologist faculty member for a certified Great Place to Work, you will guide our surgical tech students to do more than change their own lives – you will help change the lives of every patient they treat throughout their career in healthcare. At American Career College you will have the opportunity to share your success story with the next generation of surgical technologists!

You will make an impact by:

• Serving as a mentor, role model and facilitator who provides guidance and academic support for students.
• Demonstrating enthusiasm for teaching, the teaching/learning process, and for individual students.
• Applying your skills and experience to your assigned teaching schedule.
• Participating in and contributing to assessment activities of courses/curriculum and programs via a continuous improvement plan set forth by the University.
• Improving class materials and syllabi within prescribed shared governance culture.
• Utilizing a variety of teaching methodologies to instruct students, always with intent to facilitate observable evidence of student fulfillment of prescribed learning outcomes.
• Maintaining scholarly activities.
• Participating in professional growth and service in accordance with university policies.

If working with students in a Clinical setting you will:

• Assume complete responsibility for students in clinical facilities.
• Clarify clinical expectations with students.
• Clarify student placement and expectations with clinical facility staff.
• Utilize care planning time to direct students to available resources needed for clinical preparation.
• Assess student knowledge and skill level to ensure safety and optimal care for patients.
• Utilize pre‑ and post‑conference to allow students an opportunity to share learned experiences, ensuring clarity of the correlation between weekly theory content with clinical objectives and experiences.
• Provide feedback of clinical performance immediately after observation of event and of overall performance at midterm and end of semester.

Your Experience Includes:

• Three (3) years of occupational (i.e. practical) experience in the subject field in which they teach.
• Within the last five years, at least three years of operating room experience or teaching in the field, or a combination of the two before hire date.

Education:

• At least an associate degree with the appropriate coursework in the subject required.
• Must be a graduate from a program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the specialty field or the subject area in which they teach.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in the healthcare field.
• Current Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential.

Do you want a career that allows you to make a difference in other people’s lives? Discover what it means to truly believe in the work that you do at American Career College.

For more than 40 years American Career College has had the privilege of educating students seeking careers in healthcare—guiding them through their transformational journey from student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork, collegiality, transparency, and a student‑centric approach to all we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus‑driven culture that is solution‑oriented and supports our associates’ professional growth.

American Career College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.