Position Purpose

The Instructional Assistant for the Surgical Assisting Program is a position that requires a highly trained and credentialed surgical assistant. This position is in direct support of the College's mission and strategic plan.

The Instructional Assistant duties support the lead instructor in classroom, lab and/or clinical settings. The support may vary depending on setting and include duties such as:

• Provide instruction and remediation to students in the clinical practice setting in support of program faculty and program curriculum;
• Provide instruction and remediation to students in the laboratory setting in support of program faculty and program curriculum;
• Assist lead faculty in classroom instruction of specialized content;
• Provide individual and group tutoring in support of program faculty and program curriculum;
• Perform competency/practical testing in laboratory and clinical setting;
• Grade competency/practical testing and lab exercises;
• Assist faculty in simulation competencies and/or demonstrations;
• Assist in preparation of equipment and materials for labs;
• Monitor the safety and condition of equipment;
• Monitor and organize inventory of equipment and supplies;
• Provide basic maintenance of equipment;
• Collect and maintain data related to program assessment for college and accreditation requirements.
• Assist Clinical Coordinator with site visits as needed.

Education, Experience and Licensure/Certification Requirements

Requires a minimum of Associate's degree or certificate in surgical assisting from an academic institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a health related or education field is preferred.

Requires a minimum of two years of work experience in the operating room in the surgical assistant role or as an instructor in a surgical assisting program or a combination of both within the last five years.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required

Requires current knowledge of the surgical assisting discipline. Requires the ability to effectively communicate with diverse student populations.

Requires strong organization skills and a demonstrated ability of critical thinking and decision making.

Must hold current credential in the field of surgery, as a CSA (Certified Surgical Assistant) or CFSA (Certified Surgical First Assistant).

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.

State Teachers Retirement System
The State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), was established to provide a secure retirement for Ohio's public educators. STRS is available to all faculty members. The College contributes 14% of the employee's wages for the retirement benefit and the employee contributes 14% of their wages toward the retirement benefit. Instructional fees are available for IRS dependents of part-time employees. All instructional and general fees for credit, audit, or non-credit courses offered at Stark State College will be paid by the College from income of the College budgeted for employee benefits for dependents of part-time employees for six semester hours per academic year per employee.

Dependents of part-time employees may enroll in any section or course on a space-available basis. The student will be required to pay the processing fee and all other incidental fees associated with the course enrolled in each semester.

Dependents of employees classified as student workers, substitute workers, or seasonal workers will not be eligible to participate in this program. Dependents of part-time employees who are eligible for tuition waivers such as College Credit Plus, various scholarships and grants, and other such nonloan programs must use those funds prior to use of the Instructional Fee Waiver benefit.