Program Curriculum Lead, Sterile Processing and Surgical Technologist

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• Act as the main educator for the Sterile Processing Technician course, providing engaging, accurate, and practical instruction throughout the entire learner experience.
• Potentially support instruction for the Surgical Technology course based on program needs and candidate qualifications.
• Facilitate live and/or asynchronous learning experiences, demonstrations, review sessions, and certification preparation.
• Provide timely, actionable feedback to students on assignments, assessments, skills practice, and areas requiring remediation.
• Monitor student engagement, progress, mastery, and risk indicators, intervening early when learners are falling behind.
• Build an encouraging, career-focused learning environment that connects course concepts to real-world sterile processing and perioperative practice.
• Mentor learners on certification readiness, test‑taking preparation, professional expectations, and career pathways.
• Partner with student support, operations, and academic teams to address barriers to learner persistence, completion, and success.
• Own learner‑success objectives and key results, tracking and analyzing student performance data to identify instructional gaps and opportunities for targeted intervention.
• Function as an authority on Sterile Processing Technician education and training, preserving comprehensive knowledge of HSPA certification requirements and standards.
• Teach sterile processing workflows, ensuring learners understand the role and responsibilities of the endoscope/scope reprocessor.
• Stay updated on certification requirements, industry standards, regulations, and professional practices, translating changes into instruction and course updates.
• Develop, revise, and maintain course content in response to learner needs, certification requirements, and industry standards.
• Partner with instructional designers, assessment specialists, media teams, and subject‑matter experts to build effective learning experiences.
• Maintain clear alignment among instruction, course objectives, assessments, certification proficiencies, and encouraged job skills.

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree or a comparable mix of education, clinical experience, professional credentials, and teaching experience.

• Professional experience in sterile processing, surgical technology, perioperative services, healthcare education, or a closely related field.

• Demonstrated ability to teach or train adult learners in a classroom, clinical, workforce, or online learning environment.

• Strong familiarity with HSPA certification standards, exam domains, and certification protocols.

• Knowledge of endoscope/scope reprocessing practices and the responsibilities of personnel performing scope reprocessing.

• Functional understanding of Surgical Technology practice and education adequate to support or possibly teach Surgical Technology coursework.

• Familiarity with NCCT Tech in Surgery - Certified (TS-C) pathways and certification requirements.

• Knowledge of Surgical Technology associate degree programs and how education, clinical experience, certification eligibility, and employment are connected.

• Ability to interpret learner and assessment data to refine instruction and boost student outcomes.

• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, and learner-coaching skills.

• Current or previous HSPA certification, such as CRCST, or another relevant sterile processing credential.
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