Respiratory Care Program Faculty​/Clinical Coordinator

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life.

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NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

Please note that this position will remain open until filled.

The Respiratory Care Program Faculty / Clinical Coordinator is responsible for leading lecture classes and hands‑on positioning labs and administering the student's clinical experience with the program's clinical sites. To assist in the learning process of students by understanding how students develop and learn, how they are motivated and the effects of peer interactions on learning; by knowing his/her discipline and how to help students know the discipline;

by learning what is new in the discipline, and what is newly available through technology and changing pedagogical methods; by thinking of teaching as helping others; by being a student of society and the worlds in which students live. This is a 12-month teaching faculty position with a 40 Instructor Credit Hour (ICH) workload that includes both teaching and clinical coordination responsibilities.

For accreditation purposes, this position fulfills the role of Director of Clinical Education, as defined by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care(CoARC). This position is based in Bethlehem, PA.

Working with students and other faculty to give instruction in accordance with the stated philosophy and objectives of the Respiratory Care Program and the College Catalog: (1) Planning the instructional offerings: (a) maintain curriculum currently and participate in course level and program level academic assessment; (b) acquaint all students with course requirements and provide each student with periodic evaluations of his/her progress;

(c) participate in all areas of school and departmental responsibilities; (d) select textbooks and other instructional materials in compliance with developed college policies; (e) comply with all provisions as noted in the Contract with Local #3579 of the American Federation of Teachers.(2) Facilitating the instructional process: (a) recommend the purchase of library books and other instructional resources necessary for the effective implementation of the instructional program;

(b) assist in the recruitment of full-time faculty members as provided in the Policies and Procedures Manual; (c) carry on an effective student advising program and implement the referral program to ensure that students who require counseling are directed to the appropriate staff member.(3) Participating in all regularly scheduled meetings of the school/department, professional staff and program meetings (clinical instructor and advisory board).(4)

Preparing preliminary budget materials for submission to the appropriate Dean.(5) Implementing special responsibilities: prepare a list annually of special assignments that reflect institutional and individual goals and ambitions appropriate to the position and the administrative team.