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 all laws pertaining to disclosure of student records.
• Understands and adheres to the professional scope, standards, codes, rules, and regulations of Professional Governing Bodies:
o Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
• Teaching and Direct Instructional Activities
o Prepares and delivers lectures in the classroom or online platform.
o Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, for posting teaching material, assignments, and grades. It is organized and available to students.
o Leads and moderate’s classroom discussions.
o Facilitates online activities and communications.
o Administers and grades examinations and assignments.
o Responsible for directing, evaluating, and reporting student progress toward course objectives.
o Reviews and updates course materials and/or books annually or as needed and makes recommendations to the Program Director and Dean.
o Prepares course materials using evidence-based resources (textbooks, instructional aids, online resources, and materials).
o Organizes and updates teaching plans in accordance with the current standards.
o Prepares and organizes course content to be accomplished in the allotted time for lecture/lab.
o Provides instruction to individual students and groups appropriate to the needs and requirements of activities being performed.
o Attends class on time and if unable to attend; ensures students are notified as well as the Dean.
o Delivers course content in a clear, concise manner that enhances student learning.
o Demonstrates varied methods of content delivery and use of instructional aids.
o Provides adequate resources that enable students to successfully complete assignments.
o Content expert in subject matter.
o Promotes discussions, learning and individual initiative among students.
o Provides constructive feedback in a timely manner on tests and assignments and clinical performance.
o Provides fair grading of student course work.
o Utilizes best practices and evidence-based practice in the classroom, lab, simulation, and clinical setting to ensure positive and consistent learning experiences for students.
o Accepts and completes assigned tasks/duties related to the requirements to maintain program accreditation.
o Conducts continuous curriculum development and review.
o Assists with recording/tracking student completion, placement, and retention rates.
● Clinical Duties
o Orients self, students, clinical instructors and preceptors to program and clinical facility policies and procedures.
o Evaluates student performance in the lab, simulation, and clinical setting.
o Provides recommendations for budgeting and purchase of equipment, supplies and materials to the dean.
o Performs continuous review of the effectiveness of the clinical sites and instruction of clinical competencies.
● Clinical Coordinator Duties
o Responsible for organization, continuous review, planning, development and administration of the clinical curriculum as well as the general effectiveness of clinical experiences for students.
o Works with clinical agencies and advisory board to plan for and the development of evolving practice skills.
o Facilitates laboratory experiences and simulation scenarios.
o Oversees the functioning and scheduling of labs with other programs on campus.
o Tracks laboratory inventory and submits requests for required supplies/ instrumentation/ equipment to the program director and dean.
o Coordinates clinical rotations with the program director and clinical affiliates.
o Works with the program director to ensure that student clinical exposures are coordinated with their didactic and laboratory education.
o Collects, organizes, monitors, and maintains all student required documentation for clinical rotations /externships. (Healthcare forms, mandatory training, CPR, etc...)
o Orients self, students, clinical instructors and preceptors to program and clinical facility policies and procedures.
o Evaluates student performance in the lab, simulation, and clinical setting.
o Maintains an inventory of equipment and supplies used in simulation and skills labs.
o Ensure inventory levels are maintained in a cost-effective way.
o Work with the S