What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor - Respiratory Care/Program Director position at SOWELA?
Work type: Faculty Full-Time
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Categories: Nursing
College: SOWELA
Department: Academic Affairs
Sub department: School of Nursing & Allied Health
Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 12 month
Salary:
- Prepares and delivers lectures in the classroom or online platform.
- Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, for posting teaching material, assignments, and grades, ensuring organization and availability to students.
- Leads and moderates the 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 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.
- Attends class on time and if unable to attend; ensures students are notified as well as the Dean.
- Delivers the 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.
- Content expert in subject matter.
- 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.
- Orients self, students, clinical instructors and preceptors to program and clinical facility policies and procedures.
- Evaluates student performance in the lab, simulation, and clinical setting.
Required Education: Bachelors from an accredited institution
Valid Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credentials and current state license
Required Experience: At least four years experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least two years in clinical respiratory care, as well as a minimum of two years experience teaching as an appointed faculty member in a CoARC-accredited respiratory care program or as a clinical instructor/preceptor for students of such programs. Must complete the CoARC Key Personnel Training Program.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Required Licenses or Certifications: Valid Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credentials and current state license
Preferred Education:
Preferred Experience: Experience teaching in a classroom, laboratory, or clinical instruction in an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.
Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SOWELA is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Advertised: 10 Apr 2025 Central Daylight Time
Applications close:
