What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Therapy Adjunct Instructor position at SOUTH COLLEGE?
Description
Respiratory Therapy Adjunct
South College - We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning … come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.
20,000 Students
10 Campuses
Competency Based Education
Online
Respiratory Therapy Adjunct Description
South College is seeking candidates for adjunct faculty position for the Respiratory Therapy Program. The Respiratory Therapy Faculty is responsible for teaching respiratory therapy courses, providing continuous review of the curriculum with the PD and DCE, developing student assessment and critical thinking skills, and assisting in the lab and clinical experience.
The adjunct instructor is a contract employee, based on quarterly program needs, by the sponsoring institution, South College. The adjunct instructor assumes responsibility for scheduled didactic and laboratory courses in the Respiratory Therapy Program.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate professionalism and provide quality customer service in accordance with South College’s values
- Coordinating and evaluating students during laboratory courses
- Assist the Program Director with fiscal planning and recommending the purchase of supplies and equipment
- Attending advisory committee meetings
- Teaching program courses as needed according to specified learning outcomes
- Academic advising and career related counseling for students
- Exhibit flexibility, willingness to learn, and ability to change
- Monitoring student retention and identifying and assisting students at-risk
- Maintaining professional development in current healthcare trends, research, issues and practices (2 per year)
- Maintaining faculty development in current teaching strategies and assessment methods (2 per year)
- Providing support for programmatic and institutional initiatives
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree
Credentials
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Experience
- Must provide and possess effective leadership and proficiency in instructional methodologies, ongoing evaluation and assessment, instruction, education, and counseling for respiratory therapy.
- Must possess the equivalent of four (4) years’ experience as a RRT with at least two (2) years in clinical respiratory therapy.
- Must have a minimum of two (2) years’ experience teaching either as an appointed faculty member in a CoARC accredited respiratory care program or as a clinical instructor/preceptor for students of such programs.
- Must possess a current and in good standing state license.