Instructor of Respiratory Care Clinical Education Coordinator

Flexible schedule to meet department needs | Tenure track position

MCC instructors are higher education professionals who champion student learning. They engage and inspire students, applying innovative teaching and learning pedagogies to reach a variety of learners. They assess student learning to ensure student success, staying abreast of current and emerging trends in the discipline. Our instructors collaborate within the College as discipline experts, helping the College to reach its strategic goals through active participation in college committees and by promoting the College to future students throughout our community.

* Demonstrate content expertise and currency within their academic field
* Develop and maintain an increasingly diverse and effective pedagogical skill set that reflects our philosophy as established in our mission: Our focus is learning. Student success is our goal
* Possess both the willingness and the ability to share expertise with students, colleagues, and the broader college community in a manner that is engaging and effective
* Engage in continued professional growth, scholarly engagement, and/or creative development
* Demonstrate both the willingness and the ability to embrace technology within the college environment.
* Develop and maintain a solid commitment to college service and community engagement.
* Engage in professional behavior and participate actively in teamwork while respecting the diversity of values, opinions, and backgrounds both inside and outside the classroom environment

Instructor of Respiratory Care - Clinical Education Coordinator expectations:
* Management of the Respiratory Care program's clinical activities
* Working with the program coordinator, ensuring the student clinical exposures are coordinated with their didactic and laboratory education.
* Maintain program accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
* Ensure direct physician interaction and involvement in student education within the clinical setting
* Assess initial and ongoing clinical evaluation skills of clinical faculty utilizing interrater reliability methodology
* Asses initial and ongoing clinical site evaluations utilized for clinical education.

* Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution recognized by the US Department of Education
* Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential
* Current state license (If not an Illinois license, the ability to obtain an IL license within the first three months of employment)
* Minimum of four years' experience as a RRT of which at least two years include clinical respiratory care
* Minimum of two 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

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