The opportunity:
We are seeking a full-time Travel Clinical Educator, Surgical Technology to support Stepful's Surgical Technology program across multiple locations around the United States. This role is responsible for delivering high-quality, hands-on skills instruction, supporting student remediation, and ensuring strong clinical and certification outcomes.
In addition to teaching, the Clinical Educator will serve as a key on-site representative of Stepful, partnering with our clinical sites to support client onboarding and program implementation between 11-week cohorts. This role requires regular travel and close collaboration with both internal teams and external partners between cohorts.
The initial 11-week cohort begins in mid-July at our employer partner site in Lincoln, Nebraska, with future cohorts occurring in various locations.This full-time, travel-based role reports into the Program Director, Surgical Services.
Stepful will cover reasonable travel expenses required for the role. This includes flights, transportation, and hotel accommodations. All travel-related expenses must be pre-approved by the employee's manager and comply with the Company's travel policy.What you'll do:
- Teach and facilitate skills labs and clinical instruction across assigned Stepful cohorts.
- Demonstrate proper techniques, provide live step-by-step instruction, and supervise practice.
- Assess student competency and provide feedback and remediation as needed.
- Ensure students achieve mastery of skills before advancing to clinical rotations.
- Coordinate with hospital preceptors to align experiences with program goals.
- Document student progress and report clinical outcomes.
- Represent Stepful on client and partner calls, supporting our solutions team with implementation.
- Provide insights to enhance the student and partner experience.
What you'll bring:
- Willingness to travel to multiple clinical sites around the United States (this is a travel-based role!)
- Current Surgical Tech certification (CST or NCCT)
- 3+ years of experience teaching Surgical Technology in a lab or school setting
- Hands-on experience as a Surgical Technologist in the operating room
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- The ability to be hands-on, resourceful, and willing to do what it takes to get the job done and thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Current BLS certification
Bonus points if you have:
- CRCST certification and/or experience teaching Sterile Processing
- Bachelor's degree in a related healthcare field
- Experience with competency-based education models
- Experience supporting diverse and underserved student populations
- Familiarity with NCCT certification requirements
- Previous experience with online or hybrid education programs
Interview Process:
- Intro Call with Talent Team
- Interview with Program Director
- Case Study Assignment
- Panel Interview + Live Teaching Demo
- Final Interviews
Benefits and Compensation:
- Meaningful Equity Stake
- Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
- 401(k)
- FSA, HSA and commuter benefits
- Learning stipend
- Open vacation policy, including:
- Guidance of 15 days PTO annually
- Stepful closed the last week of December
- 15 work-from-anywhere days
- 10 public holidays observed for 2026
The target base salary range for this opportunity is
$80,000 - $95,000, and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, internal pay equity and other relevant business considerations.
