Director of Surgical Technology

Job Title: Director of Surgical Technology

Job Grade: 1207

Campus Location: Walters State Community College Sevier County Campus (Employees are assigned to a “home” location but may occasionally or regularly be required to work at other WSCC locations.)

Job Purpose: The overall purpose of this job is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Surgical Technology Program. The program director must be responsible for all aspects of the program, including but not limited to: “Administration, organization, supervision of the program; Continuous quality review and improvement of the program; and Academic oversight, including curriculum planning and development.” The incumbent ensures compliance with SACSCOC, TBR, and CAAHEP statutes, rules and standards. This position facilitates high-quality effective instruction in accordance with the catalog description and the approved course syllabi; Facilitates student learning, and performs evaluations of student learning for all assigned classes, using each course's standard course outline as a guide; Advises and mentors students about academic and career goals.

Essential Job Functions:

• Administration, organization, and supervision of the program including review of curriculum and ensure compliance with program accreditors (CAAHEP), college accreditors (SACSCOC), and TBR. Teach courses as assigned in accordance with the catalog description and the approved course syllabus; Travel to multiple campuses as assigned. Maintain student-instructor ratio. Stay abreast of current developments in the teaching discipline. Pursue ongoing formal training designed to maintain and upgrade his/her professional, instructional, and administrative capabilities. 
• Continuous quality review and improvement of program. Develop, implement, evaluate and revise curriculum that is challenging to students that provide them the opportunity to become competent surgical technologists. Develop evaluations to ensure core concepts are mastered to ensure safe and competent patient care for all patients.
• Academic oversight including development of program goals and monitor outcomes as determined by the advisory board, faculty and student feedback in conjunction with standards set forth by accreditation. Develop a program evaluation to ensure ongoing effectiveness through outcomes assessment of quality indicators. Evaluate program outcomes and implement program quality improvements. Maintain documentation of program goals, feedback, outcomes and evaluation. Submit all requested paperwork timely and completely.
• Advise and mentor students about academic and career goals. Create and evaluate criteria for student admission into the Program.
• Collaborate collegially with faculty, dean, and academic leadership about curricular and programmatic issues and needs. Recruit, supervise and evaluate Program faculty. Develop programmatic promotional materials to recruit students.
• Prepare and maintain the program budget within established parameters as needed for the program.
• Oversee the evaluation, maintenance, selection, and purchase of educational materials and equipment to meet the needs of the program.
• Collaborate collegially with faculty, administration and staff to support the students, strategic plan, goals and business operations of the college; Work collegially as part of both discipline-specific and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support curricular and co-curricular activities within the college; Participate in graduation exercises; Serve on college committees.
• Participate in an ARC/STSA sponsored accreditation workshop at least once every five years.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Health Science, Administration or highly related field.
  
• Associate’s degree in Surgical Technology
  
• 5 years of clinical experience, plus a certification in surgical technology.
  
• 1-2 years of related career experience
  
• Advanced knowledge of computer software and standard office equipment (PC, phone, fax, email, copier, etc.), Banner software, and Microsoft Office Suite.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience

Behavioral Core Competencies:

• Empowers and motivates team to maximize effectiveness.
  
• Listens effectively, encourages and is receptive to new ideas; invites response/dissent; verifies he/she has a clear understanding of what others are saying.
  
• Breaks down barriers and develops influential relationships across teams/functions/layers; challenges others to identify new ways to view existing situations.
  
• Empowers employees to adjust procedures to improve service quality and find creative solutions to problems. Recognizes and rewards achievement.
  
• Spends time with employees to learn about their capabilities, needs, and priorities. Manages team conflict appropriately, providing feedback and coaching to develop team members.
  
• Inspires improvement to advance the College’s mission while preserving institutional principles and character; recognizes and rewards people whose actions support organizational change efforts.
  
• Considers the impact and efficiency of decisions prior to deciding on a specific course of action in deference to WSCC’s benefactors and supporters.
  

Leadership& Supervisory: 

• Direct the operations and total responsibility of the Department.
• Make decisions about expenditures/investments.

Environmental Working Conditions: Office environment is temperature controlled with occasional fluctuations.  May be exposed to varying conditions due to clinical setting.

Physical Demands (including requirements for travel or working nights/weekends/holidays):

• Ability to operate clinical equipment and instruments.
• Ability to travel by motor vehicle.
• Standing for extended periods of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of this job.

REQ#500226

Posting Closes: Sunday, February 23, 2025