The Henry Ford College Surgical Technology Clinical Instructor's (CI) responsibilities focus on education, supervision, and evaluation of students in clinical settings. The CI will be a clinical resource person for the Surgical Technology students and will be responsible for their assignments and clinical evaluations. The CI will collaborate with the Clinical Manager, the Schedule Coordinator and/or the Educational Coordinator for the Operating Room.

Hours are variable Monday through Friday.  The CI must have reliable transportation to travel to various clinical sites throughout southeast Michigan.

• Earned Associate's Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution required. 
• Current Certified Surgical Technologist with a minimum of 3 years' work experience in the Operating Room (OR) required. 

• Acts as a liaison between the college and the clinical site maintaining the clinical relationship with the operating room staff, provides feedback to the program about current department/hospital policies or changes in practice in the field, and makes suggestions for program modifications or improvement.
• Orients new students to the department, including the hospital's job description for Surgical Technologists, badging and security information, parking, policy and procedure manual, the availability and location of educational resources, and all safety precautions and emergency protocols.
• Alters assignments and or assigns student to appropriate cases as necessary to meet the student's needs, this includes closely monitoring the student's caseload and clinical assignments.
• Arranges for the individual preceptor(s) for each student (if applicable).
• Monitors each student's progress weekly.
• Makes himself/herself available for students' questions and learning needs.
• Makes himself/herself available for the clinical site and ST Program's questions and concerns.
• Exhibits professional behavior and serves as a role model for students.
• Exhibits professional behavior while at clinical sites and when communicating with sites.
• Promotes patient and student safety this includes reporting and documenting all safety concerns as well as properly completing student evaluations with an accurate account of student performance.
• Makes systematic observations and objective judgments about student performance as well gives each student timely feedback about his/her performance, providing suggestions for improvement.
• Educate and encourage preceptor(s) to complete evaluations in a timely manner with the most accurate information about the students' performance.
• At mid-term and the end of each rotation, prepares a Clinical Evaluation Form, documenting the progress of each student and providing guidance for future performance.
• Maintains certification and participates in continuing education seminars and in professional development opportunities in order to maintain current state-of-the-art knowledge and skills.
• Attends two (2) meetings a year with the Program Director and the other Clinical Instructors to discuss program goals, policies and educational methodologies.
• Perform other duties as assigned within the scope of qualifications and/or training.

About Henry Ford College

We, of Henry Ford College, are dedicated to the education and enrichment of our students and community. As a comprehensive community college with a diverse student population, we value teaching and learning. To prepare our students for a rapidly changing world and workplace, we are committed to providing knowledge, communication skills, and cultural opportunities. We foster critical thinking, creativity, integrity, and self-esteem. Ours is a tradition of building futures. We measure our success by the success of our students in a democratic, diverse, and increasingly technological nation.

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