Job Abstract

Are you ready to take your knowledge, skills, and expertise to the next level?
If you currently work at a hospital and enjoy teaching, training, and mentoring- this is a great opportunity!

• Instruct student clinical externships and arrange for appropriate clinical experience based on individual student needs.
• Coordinate clinical education for all students.
• Supervise the students in all clinical experiences.
• Adhere to school and externship facility as to policy and procedure.
• Maintain student attendance by established policies
• Evaluate student performance and progress by clinical performance standards.
• Coordinate resolutions to concerns between students and institutional staff members.
• Instructs students in appropriate techniques and methods of the respiratory therapy program.
• Maintain currency in clinical practice and be apprised of changes in the field.

• Associate degree from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or training from an otherwise recognized training entity (e.g., hospital-based program) in Respiratory Therapy OR
• A minimum of four (4) years of job-related training and experience for those instructors who are not graduates of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Three (3) years of occupational (i.e., practical) experience in hospital/clinical Respiratory Therapy.
• One (1) year of instructor experience in an accredited respiratory therapy program preferred.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) State license.
• Current license, certification, or other designation required by local, state, or federal laws to work in the respiratory therapy field.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other computer skills.