Job description

Salary: See Position Description

Location: Pueblo, CO

Job Type: Faculty

Job Number: 300290-202601

Division: Medical & Behavioral Health

Department: Surgical Technology

Closing Date: 1/6/2026 5:00 PM Mountain

Description

Review of applications begins immediately and closes at 5pm (Mountain) on January 6, 2026.

Salary range for this position is $52,274 to 62,274. The starting salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, and certifications as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee that an offer will be above the lower range value.

Faculty are offered a 12-month contract for 166 workdays performed between August-May. This is a partial-year contract for 83 workdays between January-May; the half-year salary will be paid January-August. This contract may be renewed as a full-year contract for Academic Year 26-27. Summer Term teaching may be offered at additional compensation.

PERA retirees are not eligible to fill faculty positions.

Division Purpose

The Division of Medical & Behavioral Health provides instruction in Behavioral Health, Medical Assistant, Nurse Aide, Nursing, Simulation, and Surgical Technology.

Position Summary
The Faculty of Surgical Technology provides classroom, laboratory, or related instruction under the supervision of the Department Chair and is responsible for planning and providing student instruction in accordance with approved syllabi, curriculum guidelines, and required program standards.

Job Duties

Essential Functions

• Teaches courses as assigned within faculty workload guidelines.
• Meets all scheduled classes unless the class has been canceled or with the permission of the Chair.

• Presents instruction via classroom, hybrid classroom/online, synchronous online, or asynchronous online modalities.
• Supervises students during their clinical experience and collaborates with site partners.
• Attends all regularly scheduled department, division, and college meetings/trainings as required by contract, unless these meetings conflict with a scheduled class or unless the faculty member is excused by their Chair or Dean.
• Serves as a substitute within the program for absent colleagues for short-term absences as determined by the Chair, Coordinator, or Dean.
• Maintains a work schedule as agreed upon by the supervisor and in concert with the state and faculty workload policy (at least a forty-hour work week with a minimum of 24 hours on campus, which can include co-ops or off-campus assignments).
• Maintains regularly scheduled office hours (a minimum of five per week) for consultation or advisement with students.
• Performs student advisement and registration responsibilities professionally and accurately.
• Implements culturally relevant pedagogy to ensure an equitable and inclusive learning environment.
• Provides adequate preparation of the course material for all assigned courses.
• Supervises and enforces appropriate safety procedures.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the approved program curriculum and syllabi and participates in cooperative planning with colleagues.
• Assists with training of instructors and with the preparation of materials for them.
• Participates in college-wide assessment of student learning activities and/or projects.
• Assists in program reviews and evaluation process required by internal/external sources.
• Assists in marketing, recruitment, and retention activities.
• Serves on and contributes to a minimum of one college committee or special task force per academic year after the first provisional year and represents the college in the community as requested.
• Participates in the annual graduation ceremony.

Additional Functions

In addition to faculty responsibilities, faculty are also expected to support and assist with student orientations, advising, and registration. Absences will be minimal and only for appropriate cause; notification of supervisor is required. Faculty must provide coverage or obtain approval for class cancellation according to PCC policy. Two personal days per year are available with approval. Refer to PCC Operational Procedures and Protocols for further information.

Engages in ongoing professional development in the areas of active learning and cultural competency.

Faculty are expected to model professionalism in dress, action, and communication. Accordingly, faculty are obliged to respond professionally to constructive feedback and to follow the chain of command in resolving conflicts.

Faculty must adhere to the laws, policies, procedures, rules, and applications which govern and affect the college, including the fiscal rules of the State of Colorado.

This list of functions is not exhaustive, and other functions may be added at the discretion of Pueblo Community College or the employee’s supervisor.

PCC offers job function modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation when requested from Human Resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Associates Degree in Surgical Technology

Experience

• A minimum total of two 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.

License/Certification

• 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).
• Must be eligible for vocational teaching credential.
• Current BLS/CPR through the American Heart Association

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated skill working with a diverse population.
• Ability to communicate clearly to multiple diverse groups to include administration, stakeholders, employees and students.
• Proficient use of computer technology including, but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Ability to lift 15 pounds
• Ability to read and communicate in English
• Mobility around campus

How to apply

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Pueblo Community College is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Age Discrimination Act, and Title II of the ADA