9 month-Teaching Faculty-Surgical Technology

• Full-time teaching faculty members are responsible for teaching courses offered in traditional, hybrid, and distance learning formats.
• Full-time 9-month teaching faculty positions carry a normal teaching load of 12-15 credit hours and 15-20 contact hours per semester.
• Faculty members also serve as faculty advisors, serve on division/campus/college committees, participate in curriculum development, and maintain currency in their discipline.
• NOVA faculty are expected to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports in a timely manner; teach the courses using established texts; conduct requisite student conferences; hold required office hours; attend to assigned divisional and college duties; contribute to the development of the program of instruction; adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with college policies, procedures, and regulations; answer emails in a responsible fashion; maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization; and advise students.
• The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the clinical experiences of students enrolled in the program, including:
  • Coordinate clinical education
  • Provide administration, organization, and provide supervision of student clinical experience
  • Ensure documentation of the evaluation and progression of clinical performance leading to clinical competence
  • Provide continuous quality review and improvement of student clinical experience
  • Provide academic oversight, including curriculum planning and development of student clinical experience
  • Ensure orientation to the program’s requirements of the personnel who supervise or instruct students at clinical sites
  • Coordinate the assignments of students to clinical sites. (source: Best Practice Guide, ARC/STSA)

• The Clinical Coordinator ensures that the clinical education component of the curriculum is in compliance with Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) requirements and CAAHEP standards.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and oral/written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously.
• The ability to effectively teach classroom, lab, and clinical components of Surgical Technology Program that include, but are not limited to:
• Ability to use technology to enhance classroom instruction. Ability to use on-line resources
• and Learning Management Systems.
• Ability to balance teaching responsibilities with clinical coordinator role.
• Working knowledge and ability to effectively act as liaison between college and the clinical
• affiliates.
• Knowledge of the ASC/STSA procedures, and regulations.
• Knowledge of the curriculum
• Knowledge about the program’s evaluation of student learning and performance.

• Associate degree awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
• Completion of undergraduate surgical technology program that is accredited by a nationally recognized programmatic accrediting agency for education programs in surgical technology.
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Certification through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). Certification must be active and is required as a condition for hire and for continued employment if hired.
• A minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience working in the operating room in the scrub role, as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both types listed experience. Qualifying experience must have been performed within the past five (5) years. Part-time experience will be converted to its full-time equivalent.
• Active, unexpired Commonwealth of Virginia licensure as a certified surgical technologist, with no restrictions, is required as a condition for hire and for continued employment if hired. If current licensure/certification is with another state or is not active, then you must be able obtain or renew licensure/certification with the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Associate degree in the teaching field. Degree must have been awarded by a regionally accredited institution and by an institution whose surgical technology program is accredited by a nationally recognized programmatic accrediting agency for education programs in surgical technology.
• Experience with and preparation for teaching culturally, linguistically, socio-economically, and academically diverse learners at the college-level;
• College-level teaching experience; experience with a diverse campus population;
• Familiar with Canvas Learning Management System as an Instructor.
• Prior experience with clinical instruction.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link:  http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.