About the Department
The Division of Medical & Behavioral Health provides instruction in Behavioral Health, Medical Assistant, Nurse Aide, Nursing Program(s), and Surgical Technology.
Review of applications begins immediately and closes at 5pm (Mountain) on May 22, 2026
Anticipated start for this position is August 2026.
The annual salary for this position is $52,274.00 and may be up to 5% higher depending on relevant experience, education, and certifications when 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 this value.
Pueblo Community College is not able to provide sponsorship for applicants who do not currently have the legal right to work in the United States or require transfer of a visa.
An employee must be a resident of Colorado or reside in Colorado on the first day of employment.
An applicant may redact any information on an unofficial transcript that reveals years of attendance, date of graduation, or age.
PERA retirees are not eligible to fill this position.
Position Duties
Essential Functions
- Provides leadership of the department to include:
- Interviewing and hiring faculty and instructors
- Facilitation of department meetings
- Course scheduling
- Preparation of faculty and instructors for teaching assignments
- Development of instructional materials
- Establishing program expectations and outcomes with faculty and instructors
- Completion of annual classroom observations for faculty and instructors
- Review and submission of faculty performance plans
- Maintains program student handbook and publications.
- Develops program admission requirements.
- Addresses student issues and works with all parties involved to resolve the issue.
- Meets with students to complete graduation planning.
- Records completion for the state board exam.
- Serves as a member of the faculty and engages in teaching, service, and scholarship.
- Teaches courses as assigned within faculty workload guidelines.
- Presents instruction via classroom, hybrid classroom/online, synchronous online, or asynchronous online modalities.
- 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 Dean.
- Serves as a substitute within the program for absent colleagues for short-term absences as determined by their Dean.
- Performs student advisement and registration responsibilities professionally and accurately.
- Adopts, implements, and supports Accessibility and Inclusion strategies throughout the Division, including Equity-Minded Teaching and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy.
- 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.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the field/s of Surgical Technologist
Experience
- Five or more years in Surgical Technology profession, either in the operating room or in a post-secondary education setting.
License/Certification
- Unencumbered professional license or credential(s) in discipline.
- Possession of or ability to obtain Colorado CTE credential.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of best practices in teaching in post-secondary settings.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Learning Management System
- Able to read and communicate in English.