CPS Externship Coordinator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at PHILADELPHIA TECHNICIAN TRAINING INSTITUTE

The Central Processing Externship Coordinator is responsible for developing, securing, and maintaining externship opportunities for students enrolled in PTTI’s Central Processing & Sterilization program. This position will actively build relationships with hospitals, surgical centers, healthcare facilities, sterilization departments, and other industry partners to establish quality externship placements and strengthen employer partnerships.

The ideal candidate is outgoing, persuasive, relationship-driven, and results-oriented, with experience in business development, community engagement, employer relations, higher education, workforce development, or a related field.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new Central Processing/Sterile Processing externship partnerships with hospitals, healthcare systems, surgical centers, and other qualified facilities.
• Conduct outreach through phone calls, emails, networking, facility visits, community events, and professional organizations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with externship sites, employers, healthcare professionals, and community partners.
• Negotiate and help secure externship opportunities and partnership agreements for CPS students.
• Coordinate student externship placements based on site availability, program requirements, and student readiness.
• Maintain regular communication with externship partners to monitor placements, address concerns, and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Work closely with Career Services, CPS leadership, instructors, and students to ensure successful externship experiences.
• Track employer outreach, partnership development, available externship slots, student placements, and related outcomes.
• Represent PTTI professionally at employer meetings, networking events, career fairs, and community events.
• Assist with resolving student or employer concerns that arise during externship placements.

Qualifications

• Experience in relationship building, business development, employer relations, sales, community engagement, or partnership development required.
• Experience successfully negotiating, closing deals, or securing business/organizational partnerships strongly preferred.
• Trade school, higher education, workforce development, healthcare, or career services experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, networking, communication, and people-management skills.
• Confident, outgoing, professional, and comfortable initiating new relationships.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills with the ability to manage multiple employer and student relationships.
• Knowledge of Central Processing/Sterile Processing or healthcare environments is a plus.