Instructor - Respiratory Care/Director Clinical Education

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Nursing & Allied Health

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 12 month

Salary: {sSalary}

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understands and adheres to all applicable Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) policies; Understands and adheres to policies and procedures contained in the SOWELA Technical Community College (STCC) Faculty Handbook. Understands and adheres to the professional scope, standards, codes, rules, and regulations of Professional Governing Bodies: Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)

•  Understands and adheres to all laws pertaining to disclosure of student records.  

• Prepares and delivers lectures in the classroom or online platform; Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, for posting teaching material, assignments, and grades. 

•  Leads and moderate classroom discussions; Facilitates online activities and communications; Administers and grades examinations and assignments.  
•   Responsible for directing, evaluating, and reporting student progress toward course objectives.; Reviews and updates course materials and/or books annually or as needed and makes recommendations to the Program Director and Dean. 

 

• Prepares course materials using evidence-based resources (textbooks, instructional aids, online resources, and materials); Organizes and updates teaching plans in accordance with the current standards.; Prepares and organizes course content to be accomplished in the allotted time for lecture/lab. 

   

• Provides instruction to individual students and groups appropriate to the needs and requirements of activities being performed; Delivers course content in a clear, concise manner that enhances student learning.; Demonstrates varied methods of content delivery and use of instructional aids; Provides adequate resources that enable students to successfully complete assignments. 

       

• Promotes discussions, learning and individual initiative among students; Provides constructive feedback in a timely manner on tests and assignments and clinical performance. 

   

• Provides fair grading of student course work. 

• Utilizes best practices and evidence-based practice in the classroom, lab, simulation, and clinical setting to ensure positive and consistent learning experiences for students.  

• Accepts and completes assigned tasks/duties related to the requirements to maintain program accreditation; Conducts continuous curriculum development and review; Assists with recording/tracking student completion, placement, and retention rates. 

   

• Responsible for organization, continuous review, planning, development and administration of the clinical curriculum as well as the general effectiveness of clinical experiences for students.  

• Ensures appropriate supervision/assessment by faculty of students is available at all clinical sites.  

• Works with clinical agencies and advisory board to plan for and the development of evolving practice skills.  

• Facilitates laboratory experiences and simulation scenarios; Oversee the functioning and scheduling of labs in the Calcasieu building with other programs on campus; Tracks laboratory inventory and submits requests for required supplies/ instrumentation/ equipment to the program director and dean.  

   

• Coordinates clinical rotations with the program director and clinical affiliates; Works with the program director to ensure that student clinical exposures are coordinated with their didactic and laboratory education.  

 

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