Position: Full-time (12-month) Respiratory Therapy Director of Clinical Education
Effective Date: Start date of February 1, 2024 (contracted by September 20, 2023)
Qualifications:
Required:
- Master’s Degree required from a USDE-approved accrediting agency.
- Hold a valid Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential and current Alabama or Mississippi state Respiratory License.
- Have a minimum of four (4) years of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least two (2) years in clinical respiratory care.
- Have a minimum of two (2) years of 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.
- Complete the CoARC Key Personnel Training Program.
- Ability to work effectively with administration, faculty, staff, and students from varied socio-economic/ethnic backgrounds.
Desired:
- Successful teaching in a small student-centered regional university setting.
Responsibilities
- Creating and Monitoring all clinical activities, including but not limited to:
· Aligning didactic, laboratory, and clinical education opportunities.
· Clinical preceptor training.
· Student clinical schedules and assignments.
· Clinical site/preceptor evaluations.
· Student clinical evaluations.
· Maintaining and developing clinical affiliation agreements.
· Teach didactic and laboratory classes in collaboration with the Program Director & other faculty.
· Recruitment of new students.
· Communicate with the Program Director and Advisory Board to ensure the program aligns with the CoARC standards.
- Serve on departmental, college, and university committees as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director and Chairperson.
Salary: Dependent upon training and experience; includes excellent health benefits package.
Application Deadline: Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
To Apply: Please click the following link to enter the application portal:
Note: (1) You will need to create a Google account to submit your application, and (2) you will be able to re-enter the portal to edit your application after submission. If you get a browser error, copy and paste the link into the Google Chrome browser. In the event that you are unable to create a Google account and access the application portal, you may email your application materials to the chairperson’s email address below.
The following documents will need to be uploaded to the portal (Only complete applications will be considered):
- A letter of application
- A current résumé or vita
- Transcripts of all college work (unofficial transcripts will suffice for the application; official transcripts must be submitted immediately upon employment)
- Three current professional references
If there are questions regarding the application process, please contact the following:
Dr. R.T. Floyd
School of Health Sciences & Human Performance
The University of West Alabama Station 14
Livingston, AL 35470
(205) 652-3508
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation, including information obtained from social media and other internet sources.
The University of West Alabama does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, hearing status, personal appearance, color, sex, pregnancy, political affiliation, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability (including perceived disability), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any grievance process on campus, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or other human rights agencies.
AA/EO Employer.
Minority applications are encouraged.