Respiratory Therapy Adjunct Instructor

South College; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

South College seeks an adjunct faculty member for the Respiratory Therapy Program in Nashville. The instructor will teach courses, support clinical experiences, and participate in curriculum review with the program leadership.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and an active RRT credential, with multiple years of teaching or clinical instruction experience. This is a contract, quarterly-based position to meet program needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in respiratory care.
• RRT credential and current state license.
• Minimum four years’ experience as an RRT with two in clinical therapy.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate professionalism and provide quality customer service.
• Coordinate and evaluate students during laboratory courses.
• Assist Program Director with fiscal planning and equipment purchases.
• Attend advisory committee meetings.
• Teach program courses according to learning outcomes.
• Provide academic advising and career counseling.
• Maintain learning and teaching strategies; adapt to changes.
• Monitor retention and assist at-risk students.
• Pursue ongoing professional development in healthcare trends and practices.
• Support programmatic and institutional initiatives.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum development

Clinical instruction

Student advising

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Job description

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.

Over 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.