Respiratory Therapy - Program Director

About the role

South College is one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning, serving over 20,000 students across 10 campuses with a competency‑based education model, including online offerings. The college is committed to an equitable and inclusive work environment where diverse perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas are valued and respect and open interchange of ideas are central to the culture. South College seeks a full‑time Program Director for its Respiratory Therapy Program. The Program Director will provide effective leadership for the program, including ongoing program planning, course scheduling, assessment, communication with stakeholders and accreditation bodies, and fiscal management (per Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care standards), while also driving innovative and relevant education for students. The position is based at the Pittsburgh campus and reports directly to the Campus Academic Dean under the direction of the Campus President.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration and consultation with faculty to promote maximum commitment and results
• Maintaining high standards of teaching, scholarship, and service
• Leading efforts for program initiation that includes securing appropriate clinical sites, acquiring programmatic accreditation, completing, and administering the learning site budget allocations, recruiting, hiring, and evaluating faculty
• Organizing student advising procedures
• Organizing faculty teaching loads and quarterly class schedules
• Developing and maintaining collaborations with other colleges/programs for inter‑professional educational opportunities
• Working with the main campus in relation to planning and assessment
• Representing the program in the community at large
• Provide instruction for courses each quarter

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in a healthcare related field of study. Masters or Doctorate preferred
• Licensure: Possess a valid PA Respiratory Care Practitioner license (active and current); Registered Respiratory Therapist credential (active and current); Additional advanced‑level professional credential(s) preferred
• Experience: Familiarity with planning, assessment, and evaluation process; Curriculum Development experience; A minimum of four (4) years’ experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least two (2) years in clinical respiratory care; A 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 students of such programs; Complete the CoARC Key Personnel Training Program