Part Time Clinical Instructor-Respiratory Therapist, Hartford or Springfield Clinical Sites

Part Time Clinical Instructor-Respiratory Therapist, Hartford or Springfield Clinical Sites

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School of Health and Patient Simulation (SHPS)

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Located on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site and founded in 1967, Springfield Technical Community College is a major resource for the economic vitality of Western Massachusetts. As the only technical community college in Massachusetts, STCC offers a variety of career programs unequalled in the state. Digital Multimedia, IT Security, Nursing, Robotics, Sonography, Mechanical Engineering Technology (Advance Manufacturing) and dozens of other career programs produce potential employees each year.

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The Clinical Instructor for the respiratory care program must have active credentials through the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a registered respiratory therapist (RRT) and is supervised by the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education and/or Department Chair of the Respiratory Care Program. He/she has an overall responsibility for supervising Respiratory Care students in the clinical setting.

Specific job responsibilities include but are not necessarily limited to the following:

• Demonstrates and teaches patient care in clinical units to respiratory students and instructs students in principles and application of physical, biological, and psychological subjects related to respiratory care.
• Will be required to take up to but no more than five students.
• The Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education is responsible to schedule and facilitate student rotations to specialized units: PEDI, NICU, REHAB, PFT, as it correlates with the curriculum.
• The Clinical Instructor is responsible to direct and assist the student to any specialized units within the hospital when they are rotated.
• Supervises respiratory students while performing patient care.
• Exhibit a positive professional attitude toward students and the teaching process.
• Utilize positive interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrates competency in instructional and evaluation methods.
• Provides a positive role model for students.
• Maintain records of student's clinical experiences and performance as prescribed by the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with program policy.
• Participates in planning daily clinical curriculum.
• Cooperates with medical and nursing personnel in evaluating and improving teaching and respiratory practices.
• Serves as a liaison between the college and the clinical site.
• Instructs and guides respiratory students in specialized respiratory activities, such as therapy of medical, surgical and/or pediatric patients and those with chronic illnesses.
• Report any and all issues and concerns related to student progress to the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education as soon as possible.
• Is responsible for evaluating and documenting student's clinical competency for each clinical procedure as outlined in the clinical lab book each semester.
• Evaluate student progress weekly through verbal feedback and written weekly performance evaluations.
• The instructor will work within the respiratory care program, under the supervision of the Academic Clinical Coordinator, with a dotted line report to the Dean of the School of Health and Department Chair.
• The instructor must demonstrate the ability to respond…