Job Title: Central Service Technology Instructor

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Campus: Brooklyn

Reports To: Program Director, Director, and Dean of the School of

Professional Studies

Principal Responsibilities

The Central Service Technology Program Instructor provides quality learning opportunities that assist students in meeting their educational goals and career aspirations in the Central Service Technology program, including development and socialization of values and behaviors expected of those who fulfill the role of a Central Service technician. This individual has responsibility for formulating program outcomes and designing a curriculum that reflects contemporary health care trends and prepares central sterile processing graduates to successfully complete the credentialing exam and function effectively in the health care environment.

Essential Duties include

• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills
• Exhibit personal and professional integrity which communicates a sense of mission, leadership, and ability to self-start
• Show commitment to providing quality customer service and an uncompromising commitment to student learning through the college’s mission, vision, values and the delivery of instruction
• Willingness to learn the continuing and community education concepts, processes and practices of Long Island University
• Identify problems, creating innovative solutions and managing projects
• Deal effectively, cooperatively and tactfully with students, business/industry, government and community representatives/citizens, faculty, staff, administrators
• Maintain accurate and appropriate student, instructor, and course, and program documentation
• Interact with clinical sites to ensure that policies and procedures specific to the sites are being followed
• Maintain mastery and currency in the fields of central sterile processing and surgical technology to ensure continuity between course instruction and evidence-based practices.
• Prepare and deliver lesson plans to students in online learning platform as well as at designated instructional location(s)
• Conduct research and surveys to determine current effectiveness and future needs; prepare reports on these
• Willingness to work nights/weekends as needed and as duties require
• Assist in recruiting and registering students
• Work cooperatively with all directors and staff
• Take part in applicable skills training
• Pursue a development plan that provides for personal and professional growth through participation in professional and community activities
• Assist with the administration of training programs in accordance with the School of Professional Studies and LIU policies, internal audit procedures, rules, and regulations
• Assist in the development, delivery and maintenance of programs and strategic partnerships
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director, Director and Dean of the School of Professional Studies
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Associate’s degree in a health-related field from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution

Current certification as a

• Central Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) issued by the Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution Inc OR
• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) issued by The Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA) [formerly the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM)]
  
  

A minimum of two years or the equivalent of full-time clinical experience as a surgical technologist and/or Central Sterile Processing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a health-related field from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution
• Certified Surgical Technologist credentialed by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA)
• Minimum of one (1) academic year of teaching experience, preferably at the community college level
• Familiarity with a course management system such as BrightSpace.
  
  

LIU is an equal opportunity employer. LIU is committed to extending equal opportunity in employment to all qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community. LIU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability or

any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal laws. Hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States.