KC Asst Professor EXT - Respiratory Care

Job Details:
Kettering College – Kettering – Full Time – Days

• Accept responsibility for the learning of assigned students, as outlined in the workload assignment developed with the department chair and dean.
• Ensure course content is current and meets academic and professional standards.
• Maintain required records and produce necessary reports, including timely syllabi production and grade calculations.
• Provide services in advising students and supporting student organizations.
• Maintain current professional licensure or registry as appropriate to the academic appointment.
• Act consistently in ways that fulfill the job description and contribute to a collaborative learning community.
• Enforce all College rules and regulations, such as the Honor Code.
• Uphold the College's Christ-centered standards and values in all professional activities.
• Engage in services to enhance and support student life, including participating in College-sponsored events.
• Keep records and produce reports required for the College's fiscal obligations and accreditation requirements, such as attendance records for federal financial aid.
• Foster a caring and collegial community within the College.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Direct responsibility for clinical education infrastructure, including scheduling student clinical placements and ensuring appropriate learning experiences.
• Ongoing coordination between didactic and clinical education rather than primarily classroom instruction.
• Regular site visits to clinical affiliates and oversight of distributed clinical environments.
• Required availability during clinical hours to support students and preceptors.
• Serve as primary point of contact with clinical affiliates; actively manage relationships with clinical sites and preceptors, including communication, issue resolution, and alignment with program goals.
• Mentor and support clinical preceptors as educators; collaborate with preceptors to develop and update clinical evaluation tools, handbooks, and curriculum.
• Direct accountability for tracking student clinical performance, competencies, and progression; maintain clinical education records and documentation systems tied to accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure compliance with clinical accreditation standards such as CoARC and alignment with state licensure and professional practice requirements.
• Participate in student recruitment specific to the program; involve in program logistics such as scheduling, clinical capacity management, and delivery of clinical instruction.

• Require current clinical practice knowledge and credentials in respiratory care, including NBRC certification and licensure.
• Emphasize hands‑on clinical instruction experience and preceptor level expertise beyond general teaching experience.
• Release time from teaching workload will be provided to offset additional responsibilities, in line with CoARC expectations and institutional policy.

• Develop and teach advanced courses, integrating cutting‑edge research and industry trends.
• Mentor students in research projects, guiding them toward independent scholarly pursuits.
• Implement innovative assessment methods that align with program goals, student learning outcomes, and the Christ‑centric foundations of the institution.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive learning environment that encourages critical thinking.

• Assume leadership roles in departmental and/or institutional committees, contributing to curriculum and program assessment and outcomes enhancements.
• Collaborate with colleagues on initiatives to improve teaching effectiveness and student success; continually reflect Christ in all interactions.
• Engage in outreach activities to establish partnerships with industry, community, and professional stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and assessment of academic programs.

• Conduct original research leading to publications in reputable journals.
• Seek internal and/or external funding for research projects and collaborate with interprofessional teams.
• Present research findings at…