[Hiring] Travel Clinical Educator @Stepful

Role Description

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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• 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.