Surgical Technology Adjunct Faculty

At Oakton College, we know education changes lives - and that starts with the people who make it happen. For more than 50 years, we've built a welcoming and inclusive community where students from all backgrounds and experiences thrive.

We're looking for passionate educators, professionals and leaders to join our team. Whether in the classroom, student support, or behind the scenes, your talents and expertise will make a difference and shape the future.

We provide dynamic learning environments that empower students and employees alike with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie and a Health Careers Education Center in Evanston.

As a proud institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Oakton is more than a college - it's a place where innovation, equity and lifelong learning drive everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and embrace new ideas and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and student-centered culture.

The College expects faculty to be professionally competent, have strong leadership qualities, participate in professional development activities, and engage in institutional and departmental service.

• Construct a course syllabus for each course assigned, consistent with the generic course syllabus, stipulating course objectives, content and grading criteria.
• Prepare course presentations and instructional materials using active learning methods and a variety of instructional strategies, deliver instruction to students with those presentations and materials at each class session delivered in person on campus or online.
• Meet with courses and laboratories at scheduled times.
• Instruct, advise, consult with and evaluate the performance of enrolled students.
• Maintain clear records on student performance involved with the evaluation and grading of student performance.
• Participate in department meetings and comply with department decisions regarding instructional matters.
• Participate in department and institutional assessments of student learning and in department and institutional surveys.
• Comply with institutional procedures.
• Attend and participate in divisional meetings, committee, task force, and other institutional organization meetings, as assigned.
• Schedule office hours with at least one office hour held weekly for every three credit hours taught.
• Engage in professional development activities to maintain professional skills and currency in the profession and improve the quality of student learning.

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in the field or a combination of associate degree, training and tested experience in the field is required and have documented education or experience in instructional methodology, curriculum design and program planning.
• A graduate of an education program in surgical technology accredited by a nationally recognized programmatic accreditation agency and possess a credential in the field of surgical technology through a national certification program that is accredited by the National Commission on Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
• Have a minimum total of five years (10,000 hours) of experience, either in the operating room scrub role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the past ten years.

• College teaching experience.
• Online teaching experience.

Class being taught: SUR 101, 102, 201

This position requires availability to teach in the evening and/or on the weekends.

This position requires availability to teach at both the Des Plaines and Skokie campuses.

This position requires availability to teach online.

Oakton College conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Convictions are not a bar to employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law and in accordance with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Conviction Record Protection Act of March 2021.