Adjunct Pool Respiratory Therapy Instructor

Muskegon Community College • Muskegon, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Muskegon Community College is seeking qualified candidates for Adjunct Instructor Pools. These pools are for individuals interested in teaching in the future as a part-time adjunct instructor. The pools are always open for applications and serve as a way for department chairs to review applicant materials in advance of a need. If a part-time instructional need arises, the department chair will first consider approved applicants from the pool to fill the position. This role involves instruction and facilitating student learning, with a commitment to student recruitment, retention, and success. Responsibilities include assessment of learning, curriculum development, and utilizing various instructional delivery modes. The instructor will teach assigned courses, which may include day, night, and online classes, at the main campus and extension centers, ensuring classes meet on time and for the full allotted time. The goal is to establish and promote an effective learning environment that maximizes student learning. This includes preparing and submitting reports, grading assignments meaningfully and in a timely manner, assigning final grades by institutional deadlines, and providing educational assistance to students during office hours or by appointment. Encouraging student opinion survey completion and reviewing the results to improve student success is also part of the role. Maintaining professional knowledge and expertise, including compliance training, is required. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate Degree (Bachelor’s Degree Preferred)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist License
• Three year’s clinical experience in critical care
• Teaching experience at the college level
• Demonstrated ability to work with various populations representing a wide range of abilities, ages, nationalities and cultures
• Experience with instructional technology
• Speak in English via Phone or In Person
• Close, Distance, Peripheral, and Color Vision along with Depth Perceptions
• Ability to Adjust and Focus

Responsibilities

• Responsible for instruction and facilitating student learning
• Committed to student recruitment, retention and success
• Assessment of learning, development of curriculum and use of instructional delivery modes utilizing both traditional and non-traditional methodology
• Teach assigned course which may include day, night, and online courses, as well as at the main campus and extension centers
• Classes are to meet on time for the full allotted time
• Establish and promote an effective learning environment that maximize documented student learning
• Prepare, submit and maintain reports related to student learning
• Grading assignments in a meaningful way to promote continued student growth, returning graded assignments to students in a timely manner, and assigning final grades for all students, meeting or beating all institutional deadlines for completion
• Provide educational assistance to students during regularly scheduled and posted times (i.e., office hours) or by appointment
• Encourage student opinion survey completion for each class and then reviewed after summary information available to assist with increasing student success
• Maintain levels of professional knowledge and expertise, including compliance training or hour
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree