Surgical Technology Clinical Coordinator

The Surgical Technology Clinical Coordinator is responsible is responsible for securing and maintaining clinical placement sites, ensuring students meet all onboarding requirements, and providing ongoing support to students and clinical partners. This role collaborates closely with program leadership to ensure high-quality clinical education experiences across assigned programs.

In addition to joining an organization with an outstanding mission, Concorde is happy to provide the following Benefits You'll Love - 

• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses
• Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
• Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment

• Secure, schedule, and maintain clinical placement sites that meet program and accreditation requirements
• Serve as primary liaison to clinical partners, addressing site needs, student issues, performing site visits, and placement logistics
• Track and ensure completion of all students' clinical requirements, including documentation, background checks, immunizations, and compliance items
• Monitor student progress during clinical rotations and provide support in resolving concerns or barriers to completion
• Collaborate with faculty and leadership to forecast placement needs, evaluate site performance, and support program growth
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, databases, and reports related to clinical placements and student requirements
• Coordinate orientation and onboarding processes for students entering clinical rotations
• Ensure alignment with institutional policies, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements
• Inventory, maintain, and procure equipment, supplies
• Programs with Sterile Processing: Provide clinical placement coordination, programs support and student support for Sterile Processing programs, including managing placements for Sterile Processing students
• Participate in orientations, departmental meetings, graduations, and other events and initiatives
• Support the accreditation process and ensure ongoing program compliance
• Assist with scheduling of NCCT and CST exams in a timely manner. All students have to sit for the certification prior to graduation, conduct review courses for CST and NCCT certification
• Engage in systematic program evaluation and reporting
• Teach courses as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Licenses/Certifications

• Unencumbered and active Surgical Technologist credential from an NCAA nationally accredited program (required)
• Valid, state-issued driver's license (required)

Education / Experience

• Associate's degree in Surgical Technology (required)
• Minimum of four (4) years clinical experience in surgical technology with at least three (3) years in the operating room scrub role within the last five (5) years (required) - or- minimum of three (3) years teaching in the field of surgical technology

Skills

• Independently manage complex tasks and projects
• Coach and mentor junior team members
• Analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement effective solutions
• Present ideas in a compelling and structured format to diverse audiences
• Demonstrate refined listening skills and emotional intelligence
• Facilitate training sessions and cross-functional meetings
• Drive consistent results in a fast-paced environment
• Leverage enterprise-level tools and systems to streamline processes
• Create new and better ways for the organization to succeed
• Develop people to achieve their goals and support organizational success
• Navigate complex policies, processes, and organizational dynamics with ease
• Operate effectively in uncertainty and ambiguity
• Work independently, escalating complex or high-impact issues
• Drive innovation to improve organizational success
• Develop others to achieve individual and organizational goals
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics with confidence
• Perform effectively amid uncertainty and ambiguity

Standard Abilities

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders

Work Environment

• Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment when on site at assigned company location. Employees must be able to safely ambulate when on company premises.
• This position is designated as On Campus or On site; Work environments may include exposure to student learning environments with a variety of conditions. Employees must be able to follow all safety precautions including the use of personal-protective equipment. Employees must also be able to adhere to site-specific safety procedures.
• Local travel required (up to 25%)