KC Asst Professor EXT - Respiratory Care

Kettering Health • Kettering, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The faculty member is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of teaching activities in the classroom, clinical, laboratory, or online setting. At the minimum, the related activities include instruction, instructional counseling, academic advising, shared governance, serving on various committees, participating in local, state, regional and national professional activities and organization. The faculty member is responsible for performing assigned duties the day, evening, or weekend as assigned. A faculty member performs all other duties as directed by their director, Dean of Academic Affairs, or the President or designee. For nursing professors, duties that are paid by a stipend see the Kettering College Handbook.

Kettering College is a faith-based institution of higher education located in Kettering, Ohio, owned by Kettering Health – Main Campus and chartered by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Since its founding in 1967, the College has grown into a leader in health sciences education, offering undergraduate and graduate programs through the doctoral level. Rooted in an Adventist commitment to whole-person care, Kettering College prepares students to serve with competence, compassion, and integrity. Its mission comes to life each day through innovative teaching, hands-on clinical partnerships, and a focus on developing healthcare professionals who view service as a life calling and health as harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited academic institution in the assigned area of education or in an area that contributes to the professional assignment.
• At least four years of effective teaching experience, preferably at the rank of Instructor.
• Completed and disseminated at least two scholarly artifacts (peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, book chapters, or comparable works).
• Current, valid, unencundenred professional licensure in the applicable field, when required.
• Respiratory Care degree from COARC accredited entry level program.
• Ohio RCP license; RRT national credential.
• ≥4 years RCP experience including ≥2 years clinical respiratory care.

Nice To Haves

• Pursue a doctoral degree in an area that contributes to the professional assignment.
• Master’s degree in Respiratory Care.
• BLS and ACLS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Accepting responsibility for the learning of assigned students, as outlined in the workload assignment developed with the department chair and dean.
• Ensuring course content is current and meets academic and professional standards.
• Maintaining required records and produce necessary reports to support student learning, including timely syllabi production and grade calculation.
• Providing services in advising students and supporting student organizations.
• Maintaining current professional licensure or registry as appropriate to the academic appointment.
• Acting consistently in ways that fulfill the job description and contribute to a collaborative learning community.
• Enforcing all College rules and regulations, such as the Honor Code.
• Upholding the College's Christ-centered standards and values in all professional activities.
• Engaging in services to enhance and support student life, including participating in College-sponsored events.
• Keeping records and make reports required for the College's fiscal obligations and accreditation requirements, such as attendance records for federal financial aid.
• Fostering a caring and collegial community within the College.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Clinical operations and coordination: Direct responsibility for clinical education infrastructure, including scheduling student clinical placements and ensuring appropriate learning experiences.
• Ongoing coordination between didactic and clinical education, rather than primarily classroom instruction.
• Regular site visits to clinical affiliates and oversight of distributed clinical environments.
• Required availability during clinical hours to support students and preceptors.
• External partnership and liaison role: Serves as the primary point of contact with clinical affiliates, which is not a central function in the Assistant Professor role.
• Active relationship management with clinical sites and preceptors, including communication, issue resolution, and alignment with program goals.
• Preceptor development and oversight: Mentoring and supporting clinical preceptors as educators.
• Collaboration with preceptors to develop and update clinical evaluation tools, handbooks, and curriculum.
• Clinical competency tracking and documentation: Direct accountability for tracking student clinical performance, competencies, and progression.
• Maintenance of clinical education records and documentation systems tied to accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Accreditation and regulatory compliance specific to clinical training: Explicit responsibility for ensuring compliance with clinical accreditation standards such as CoARC, in addition to institutional accreditation.
• Alignment of clinical experiences with state licensure and professional practice requirements.
• Program level operational involvement: Participation in student recruitment specific to the program.
• Involvement in program logistics such as scheduling, clinical capacity management, and delivery of clinical instruction.
• Practice based expertise requirements: Requires current clinical practice knowledge and credentials in respiratory care, including NBRC certification and licensure.
• Emphasis on hands on clinical instruction experience and preceptor level expertise, beyond general teaching experience.

Benefits

• Release time from teaching workload will be provided to offset these additional responsibilities, in line with CoARC expectations and institutional policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level