Respiratory Therapy Program Chair

About the role

The Chair oversees the Respiratory Therapy and Polysomnography program, providing leadership, administrative support, teaching, and advising.

Responsibilities

• Develops and administers academic and clinical policies and procedures within the program.
• Develops, updates, and evaluates program and course curriculum and resources.
• Maintains current knowledge of the professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development.
• Hires, develops, trains, and motivates faculty to ensure optimal performance.
• Communicates variances to appropriate management.
• Coordinates and supervises faculty, adjunct faculty, and guest speakers.
• Serves as liaison between students and clinical staff.
• Provides individual advisement and guidance for intellectual and professional development of students.
• Teaches, supervises, and evaluates students' academic, skill laboratory, clinical, and field performance.
• Meets Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as assigned by the Provost.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Hold a valid Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential and current Iowa license.
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least two (2) years in clinical respiratory care.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience teaching either as an appointed faculty member in a CoARC-accredited respiratory care program or as a clinical instructor/preceptor for student of such programs.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and relationship building skills.
• Course work in instructional methodologies, evaluation, and assessment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to complete the CoARC Key Personnel Training Program (as applicable).

Skills

• Effective leadership and guidance in all areas of the program.
• Supervision of the Coordinator of Clinical Education (DCE) and all faculty in the program.
• Participation in recruiting and program admissions processes.
• Ensuring program effectiveness through ongoing program planning, assessment, and continuous quality improvement.
• Development of the annual budget and monitoring expenditures.
• Coordination and supervision of faculty, adjunct faculty, and guest speakers.
• Development and administration of academic and clinical policies and procedures.
• Development, updating, and evaluation of program and course curriculum and resources.
• Continuing professional development.
• Hiring, developing, training, and motivating faculty to ensure optimal performance.
• Providing regular feedback, including the annual performance evaluation.
• Educating faculty, adjunct faculty, and clinical sites regarding curriculum requirements for student learning.
• Developing criteria and procedures for clinical site selection, utilization, and assessment as per program and University requirements.
• Teaching, supervising, and evaluating students' academic, skill laboratory, clinical, and field performance.
• Serving as liaison between students and clinical staff.
• Providing individual advisement and guidance for intellectual and professional development of students.
• Meeting KPIs as assigned by Provost.

Benefits

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