Clinical Manager, Respiratory Therapy

Come care with us at American Career College! As a Clinical Manager, Respiratory Therapy, you will guide RT students and associates, helping them change the lives of every patient they treat throughout their healthcare careers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, supervise, and manage faculty and students assigned to clinical sites.
• Conduct phone or on‑site visits to clinical sites and mediate conflicts.
• Establish specific learning objectives and record student attendance.
• Supervise clinical affiliations to ensure expertise is adequate and performance meets satisfactory levels.
• Provide professional leadership and support for clinical teaching faculty; serve as mentor and facilitator.
• Foster an environment that encourages creativity, responsiveness, and self‑responsibility.
• Ensure students are current on vaccinations, assign clinical sites, and record attendance.
• Coordinate and assign students to clinical sites for the Respiratory Therapy program.
• Maintain records and ensure compliance with college and RT program policies and procedures.
• Participate in school activities such as student functions, graduation exercises, open houses, new student orientations, and advisory board meetings.

Requirements

• Minimum of four (4) years teaching or occupational experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), with at least two (2) years in clinical respiratory care.
• Minimum of two (2) years teaching experience in an accredited respiratory care program, either as faculty or as a clinical preceptor.
• Knowledge of education standards such as Title IV, ABHES, CoARC, BPPE, and other accreditation standards (preferred).
• Minimum of two (2) years experience working with clinical sites, placing students, and coordinating related documentation (preferred).
• Baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by a regional or national agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Graduation from a program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, CHEA, or an equivalent recognized training entity in the specialty field.
• Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) licensure/certification; state and/or national programmatic certification required.