Healthcare Certification Course SMEs

Responsibilities

• As an SME, you will:
• Review course content for clinical accuracy, completeness, and certification exam alignment
• Provide expert feedback on errors, gaps, outdated information, and improvement opportunities
• Validate exam preparation across multiple certification pathways in your discipline
• Collaborate with our academic team and content vendor to resolve questions and clarify standards
• Approve final content before course launch
• Time Commitment: 20-30 hours total over 2-4 weeks (flexible schedule)
• Review Period: December 2025 - May 2026
• Compensation: Competitive contract rate (details provided in offer)
• Position Requirements
• Medical Billing & Coding SME

Requirements

• Associate degree or higher in related healthcare field
• Active certification - hold one or more of:- CPC (AAPC)- CCA (AHIMA)- CCS (AHIMA)- CBCS (NHA)- Equivalent nationally recognized coding certification
• 3+ years of professional medical billing and coding experience
• Preferred:
• -Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or Healthcare Administration
• -Multiple advanced coding certifications
• -5+ years with audit, compliance, or multi-specialty coding experience
• -Teaching experience in the subject area
• Sterile Processing Technician SME
• Active certification - hold one or more of:- CRCST (HSPA)- CSPDT (CBSPD)- Equivalent NCCA-accredited sterile processing certification
• 3+ years of sterile processing experience in a healthcare facility
• -Associate degree in Health Science or related field
• -Multiple sterile processing certifications or specialty credentials
• -5+ years with QA/QC, training, or leadership responsibilities in sterile processing
• Medical Assistant SME
• Associate degree or higher in related healthcare field / strong clinical background preferred
• Active certification - hold one or more of:- CMA (AAMA)- RMA (AMT)- CCMA (NHA)- NCMA (NCCT)- CMAC (NWCA)- Equivalent nationally recognized medical assistant certification
• 3+ years of professional medical assistant experience in outpatient settingsNote: Candidates with 5+ years MA experience may substitute certification with demonstrated clinical expertise
• -Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Health Sciences, or related field
• Multiple MA certifications or specialty credentials (e.g., phlebotomy, EKG)
• -5+ years with both administrative and clinical responsibilities in multi-specialty practices T
• Surgical Technology SME
• Active certification - hold one or more of:- CST (NBSTSA)- STC (AAH)- TS-C (NCCT)- Equivalent nationally recognized surgical technology certification
• 3-4 years of surgical technology experience in multi-specialty operating rooms
• At least 2 years of OR scrub experience within the past 5 years
• -Multiple surgical technology certifications or specialty credentials
• -5+ years with experience across multiple service lines (general, orthopedic, cardiovascular, neuro, etc.) T
• Timeline:
• Application Deadline: ASAP
• Contract Signing: By Jan

Additional Information

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) - Healthcare Certification Courses Location: Remote | Type: Contract | Duration: December 2025 - May 2026 (may extend into June+) Application Deadline: ASAP (scheduled to begin mid January) About StraighterLine: StraighterLine is transforming higher education by providing affordable, accessible online courses that help students achieve their academic and career goals. As part of that goal, we're revising our healthcare course offerings to prepare students for in-demand certification careers. The Opportunity: We're seeking experienced healthcare professionals to serve as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for 4 healthcare certification courses launching June 2026. You'll review and validate course content developed by our vendor partner, ensuring clinical accuracy, exam alignment, and industry relevance. We're hiring SMEs for: - Medical Billing & Coding - Sterile Processing Technology - Medical Assisting - Surgical Technology

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