Full Time Faculty - Surgical Technology Program and Program Director

About the position

Macomb Community College teaching Faculty demonstrate deep subject matter knowledge and provide effective instruction to students using various modalities including, but not limited to, on campus, online, remote, hybrid, and flexible learning. They develop, modify, and ensure currency of curriculum and course syllabi. Faculty are responsive to their students and support their success through timely communication and feedback, assessment of student learning, regular office hours, etc. They are active members of the college community and attend department meetings as required. Additionally, serving as the Program Director (PD), this individual must provide effective leadership for the program including, but not limited to, responsibility for communication, ongoing program planning and assessment, and fiscal management.

Responsibilities

• Teach subject matter.
• Possess expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic techniques.
• Combine the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician's performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Engage in academic oversight, including curriculum planning, refinement, and development, to reflect current evidence-based practices.
• Develop, update, and refine discipline courses and programs.
• Develop course assessments that will accurately measure achievement of student learning outcomes and participate in assessment of student learning.
• Provide instruction, supervision, and timely assessments of the student's progress in meeting program requirements and achievements.
• Develop and maintain course materials in the College's Learning Management System (LMS), including, but not limited to, announcements, syllabus, and gradebook.
• Keep gradebook up to date and submit final grades by published deadlines.
• Engage in recruiting and mentorship of adjunct faculty. Provide feedback on instruction of adjunct faculty as assigned.
• Participate and actively cooperate with the department and Learning Unit to meet accreditation standards.
• Maintain faculty credentials as required by the College's accrediting agencies.
• Hold office hours per collective bargaining agreement and needs of the department.
• Assist in identifying and facilitating student clinical experiences, if applicable.
• Identify teaching and lab materials for assigned courses, if applicable.
• Responsible for administration, organization, and supervision of the program.
• Responsible for continuous quality review and improvement of the program.
• Actively participate in area and college committees and perform related duties and activities necessary to conduct the work of the area.
• Should pursue ongoing formal training designed to maintain and upgrade their professional, instructional, and administrative capabilities.
• Remain compliant with Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) sponsored accreditation requirements.
• Other duties as assigned in compliance with the MCCFO collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

• Master's Degree preferred, Baccalaureate degree required, with a concentration in Surgical Technology, from an education program in surgical technology accredited by a nationally recognized programmatic accreditation agency.
• 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 of experience, either in the operating room scrub role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the past five years.
• Knowledge of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA) accreditation.
• Have documented education or experience in instructional methodology, curriculum design and program planning; and Essentials/Standards revised in 2023.