About Stepful:
Stepful is a workforce platform redefining how America's largest health systems build, train, and retain their talent. Since our founding in 2021, Stepful’s trained over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers.
Layering onto our successful direct-to-consumer training, Stepful partners with leading healthcare institutions to address the growing national shortage of healthcare workers. We’re improving access to quality healthcare for everyone, everywhere, and improving access to healthcare career ladders for those who need them most.
Our students form the talent pipelines for major employers such as NY-Presbyterian, Mt. Sinai, HCA, Providence, CVS, and Walgreens. We have partnerships with half of the top 10 health systems in the US and are in process with many more.
Stepful is backed by Y Combinator, Reach Capital, and AlleyCorp, with a recent $55M Series C led by Oak HC/FT. We were named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025.
Our values:
We credit much of our success to our exceptional team. We’re looking for mission-driven builders who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, and embody our four core values:
Care first: We do whatever it takes for our students to succeed.
Learn quickly: We test, learn with data, and iterate.
Build together: We win when we rely on each other.
Own it: We show up, take initiative, and show pride.
The opportunity:
We are looking for a highly accomplished Sterile Processing Clinical and Lab Instructor to teach our 3-week Sterile Processing Technician program in St. Louis. Stepful’s programs are designed to support students at every step of the way, from getting certified by the CRCST (Certified Registered Central Service Technician) to finding high-quality healthcare jobs.
This is a 1099 contract role that requires in-person instruction, so candidates are ideally local to the program site (St. Louis, MO) or willing to travel for the duration of the course. Travel and lodging support is available for instructors who are not local to the program site.
What you’ll do:
Teach hands-on skills to students in an in-person lab setting
Demonstrate proper technique for a given skill and provide live step by step tasks for students to perform
Assess students’ lab and clinical competency for skills and provide feedback
Review and evaluate the required skills students must demonstrate
Communicate regularly with students over email and other communication tools
Join weekly meetings to receive guidance and direction from the internal team at Stepful
Provide ongoing support, troubleshoot issues, and prepare and plan for future modules, as needed
What you’ll bring:
3+ years of experience teaching sterile processing, with knowledge of course development, instruction, evaluation, and academic advising
3+ years of experience working as a certified Sterile Processing Technician at a clinical setting
Sterile Processing Tech Certification
Experience with digital tools for teaching and reading lesson plans
Experience teaching students of diverse backgrounds and abilities
Stellar writing and communication skills
Ability to work 30 - 40 hours per week
Interview Process:
Intro Call with Talent Team
Case Study Assignment
Final Interview
The hourly pay rate for this opportunity is $40.00/hour. 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.
Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
--
In light of recent hiring scams, if you're selected to move onto the next phase of our hiring process, a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out to you directly from an @stepful.com email address to guide you through our interview process.