faculty - respiratory care program coordinator - Eugene, OR , USA, United States - Lane Community College

Description

AA/EEO Statement:

Lane Community College is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Veteran / Disabled Employer embracing equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

We encourage a safe and hospitable environment for historically marginalized populations including women, BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and candidates and employees living with disabilities.

Veterans Statement

Lane actively recruits veterans and those with disabilities for all positions. For accommodations and questions call

• Veterans, please fax, e-mail, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources, ,
• Lane Community College ensures that all documentation submitted to HR will remain confidential.

Position Information:

Posting Number:

Job Title:
Faculty - Respiratory Care Program Coordinator Applicant Notification:

Division Information

The Health Professions Division is seeking to hire a skilled educator with a passion for teaching and content expertise in Respiratory Therapy.

The focus of teaching responsibilities will be in Respiratory Therapy courses.

The Health Professions Division is committed to increasing the diversity and equity of the college community in multiple forms.

Your application will remain in the pool until a decision is made on your candidacy.

Position Information

Faculty members are expected to be skilled educators, with a passion for teaching and continuous improvement in best practices that support equitable student success.

The primary responsibilities of full-time faculty are to provide quality education and teaching in a range of community college courses, which may include transfer and/or career technical courses, and to engage in academic professional activities which advance the goals of the College and Division.

Faculty members are responsible for following College and Division policies and procedures in support of teaching and learning.

Location:

Main Campus Classification:

Contracted Faculty Position Type:

Contracted Faculty Anticipated Start Date:
Upon Hire Salary/Wage: Annual Salary/

Wage Range:
$60,089 - $83,949 per academic year (starting salary range) Salary/Compensation Statement:

• Application is used to determine initial salary placement for selected candidates. All employment and education history will be considered.
• Faculty positions are paid based on relevant experience and education in concurrence with Lane's Contracted, Full-time Faculty Salary Schedule.
• The Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, long term disability and paid sick leave.
• Lane Community College is considered a qualifying public employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, full-time employees working at the College may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions regarding your loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or to the US Department of Education.

Grant Statement:
Continuation of position is contingent upon grant-funding.


Working Schedule:

Faculty schedule and hours determined by division, department, staff and student needs, and may fall outside of normal business working hours and days.

This position is for nine (9) months (1.0 FTE) with the expectation of approximately one (1) month or equivalent work during the summer.

FLSA:

Exempt Position Status:
Permanent Full/Part: Full-
Time Annual Schedule: 174.

5 Day (Academic Year)

Annual Schedule Details:

Quicklink for Posting:

POSTING TEXT
Posting Date: 04/30/2024
Closing Date: 05/31/2024

Applicant Pool:

No Open Until Filled:
No

Required QUALIFICATIONS


Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in respiratory care, a health profession, biology, or a related field.

LCC follows state guidelines to provide an alternative qualification process. Applicants who believe they are alternatively qualified are encouraged to describe their qualifications in the Cover Letter. See additional Cover Letter instructions below, in the Applicant Instructions, Required Documents description.


Required Experience:

• Four (4) years' experience as an RRT with at least two (2) years' experience in clinical respiratory care.
• Two (2) years of experience teaching in an accredited respiratory care program either as an appointed faculty member or as a clinical preceptor.

Licensure or Certification Requirements Conditions of Employment:

• Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
• Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Preferred QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Education

Masters degree in respiratory care, a healthprofession, biology or related field.

Preferred Experience

• Community College teaching experience.
• Previous experience with healthcare accreditation organizations.

Language Statement

We welcome multilingual applicants who can support and welcome all students.


Bilingual/Multicultural Statement:

Inclusiveness, diversity, and equity are integral to Lane's commitment to excellence in education and our commitment to student and community engagement.

We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage applications from candidates that identify with groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education.


Equivalency Statement:

We want to find the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background.

We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet every one of the qualifications described.

You are also encouraged to address in your Cover Letter how your professional and lived experience, scholarship, teaching, mentorship and/or service will contribute to the Lane mission of transforming lives through learning.

Position Purpose:
This position will be the faculty program coordinator for an accredited respiratory care associate's degree program.

Contracted faculty members are professional educators with the primary responsibilities of providing instruction and academic student support services respectfully, equitably, and inclusively to a diverse, multicultural, and multilingual student population, and professional activities contributing to the college, in alignment with Lane's Vision, Mission, and Values.

This position performs all of the duties of a full-time educator and college instructor including: instruction of college courses in multiple modalities as assigned, which may include both in-person and online environments; curriculum development and course design; outcomes assessment and program review; mentoring students; professional development; participation in discipline leadership, division and college business; and other professional duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:
Instruction

• Provide instruction in varied learning environments, including but not limited to in-person, online, and hybrid formats.
• Maintain currency in innovative teaching pedagogies, instructional technologies, and relevant discipline(s).
• Incorporate current technology, appropriate software applications, appropriate pedagogies, and best practices in instructional delivery.
• Provide students with continuous, timely, and relevant feedback regarding their performance in coursework; including prompt grading of all coursework and assessments.
• Confer with students on course materials, coursework, and assessments.
• Evaluate student achievement of clearly identified learning outcomes, consistent with core ability outcomes.
• Commit to creating an educational environment that values diversity, promotes equity, and includes multilingualism.
• May be assigned to teach in content areas for which the faculty member is qualified and/or certified.

Student Support Services

• Mentor students.
• Engage students and encourage retention and persistence.
• Assist students from diverse backgrounds, abilities, or learning situations to fulfill a wide variety of academic goals.
• Assist students in accessing various campus support services, such as academic advising, counseling, tutoring, library services, accessible resources, et cetera.
• Actively support and participate in the development and implementation of practices and systems that promote equity within the division and college; work to promote the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
• Engage in and respond to equitable and meaningful student evaluation of courses.
• Collaborate and partner with academic advisors, counselors, tutors, and other student support staff to improve student engagement, persistence, and success.

Professional Responsibilities

• Comply with College policies and procedures, including accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering, and related functions.
• Participate in faculty performance evaluation processes.
• Maintain, post, and participate in teaching schedule, regular meetings, and office hours.
• Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, division, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, outcomes assessment, program review, and/or other documentation.
• Active participation and initiative in discipline/division leadership.
• Active participation in division and college business and committees.
• Timely response to all college-related written and electronic communications.
• Ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory.
• Manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the Statement on Professional Ethics of the American Association of University Professors.

Curriculum Design, Improvements, and Planning

• Develop and revise course content and materials as needed to maintain curricular currency and consistency with learning outcomes.
• Establish and review learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to make improvements at a program and course level, including assessing and enhancing multicultural, diversity, antiracist, and equitable frameworks.
• Meet institutional and accreditation requirements for student learning assessment at the course and program levels.
• Incorporate college values into curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment.
• Promote and facilitate awareness in developing multicultural, diversity-based, and antiracist curricula.
• Develop all class syllabi and course materials with universal design in an accessible form that can be delivered directly to and used by students of varied abilities.
• Develop online and classroom presentation and delivery techniques that incorporate learning-centered concepts.
• Create a partnership with library, information, and academic technology resources personnel and ensure that the use of these resources is integrated into the learning process (NWCCU Standard 2.A.8).
• Develop learning strategies and processes that will promote successful teaching.
• Actively engage in professional development to incorporate emerging technologies for use with instructional delivery methods as appropriate.
• Actively engage in academic program review.
• Collaborate with colleagues in a process of continuous improvement to develop and update courses, assignments, lab exercises, testing criteria, teaching aids, and training and reference materials, as applicable.
• Ensure curriculum development is coordinated across disciplines and programs to support smooth student progression along educational paths.
• Partner with high school teachers and college staff to articulate programs and course work from regional high schools.
• Provide leadership in evaluating curriculum and making changes to meet the needs of historically marginalized student populations.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Demonstrate Lane's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities
• Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, language, origin, or employment status
• Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and the Center for Accessible Resources departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities

Division Functions

• Coordination duties for the Respiratory Care Program, including maintenance of accreditation standards.

General

• Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervision Statement:

Faculty report to a Division Dean, and perform instructional and professional duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of the college.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:
This position works in varied environments.

May be exposed to usual office, industry, education, and commercial working conditions that include noises, interruptions, equipment, telephones, and visitors.

This position requires that an employee be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time. May perform cognitive and psychometric work for more than six (6) hours a day. Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds.


Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to support the college mission, vision, values, and strategic directions in daily work.
• Knowledge of and skill in developing competency-based curricula.
• Ability to continually maintain individual current knowledge and skills in related fields, business, and industry, to stay informed about changes in the workplace as well as changes in the skills required of students entering the labor force and subsequent educational opportunities, and to continually update individual skills in a wide variety of computer software applications and other high tech skills to maintain a cutting-edge profile.
• Ability to produce accurate, effective written and verbal communication and the ability to teach these skills to students.
• Ability to advocate for and teach students from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, students of color, working students, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, bilingual students, international students, students from multiple cultures and of varying ages, and students living with disabilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as a member of a team on a variety of teaching and administrative matters.
• Knowledge of and ability to use sustainable practices in all work assignments.

Applicant Instructions:
Applicant Instructions

To be considered an applicant for this position, please provide the following materials:

Required Documents

• Online Application - Complete in entirety and submitted online, including at least three (3) work-related references.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) - Comprehensive of experience, education, and accomplishments.
• Cover Letter - Clearly detail how you meet the qualifications for the position or are alternatively qualified based on your experience, training, and education, or other qualifications.
• Teaching Philosophy.
• Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application, see instructions below.

Additional Documents and Letters of reference are not accepted.

If applicable:
DD21- Veterans, please fax, email, mail or deliver your documentation (DD214/DD215/letter of disability) to Human Resources at Lane Community College; Zack Roush, ,

Questions?

• For assistance with the online application call
• For position questions contact Zack Roush, ,

How to monitor your application

• Enter into your safe sending list. Notifications will be sent toward the end of the search process. Be sure to check your spam mail.
• Visit your Employment Opportunities account. The main page will show your status in the search.

Positions close at 9:00 pm on closing date.


Transcript Instructions:
Transcripts are required in order to be considered for the position, unofficial or official transcripts must be provided.

Attach under Optional Document, email, deliver or mail to:

Lane Community College

Human Resource


Posting #230081 Attn:
Zack Roush

4000 E 30th Avenue

Building #3/ 1st Floor

Eugene, OR 97405


Fax:

Email:

Official transcripts are required within thirty (30) days from the accepted offer if you are the selected candidate for the position.

College and Division Information:
College Information

The goal of Lane Community College is to help students achieve their dreams and transform lives through learning. The faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students succeed. Lane partners with businesses in the community to help shape the current and future workforce.

Lane is a learning-centered community college that provides affordable, quality, lifelong educational opportunities.

History

Lane was founded in 1964 by a vote of local citizens, and the main campus opened in 1968. The college was a successor to the Eugene Technical-Vocational School that was founded in 1938. Lane has received many awards and accolades for its innovative programs and high quality instruction. The college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

One of the advantages of working Lane is living in the area.

Lane's main campus is in Eugene, a city known for its quality of life and for being the home of the University of Oregon.

Eugene is home to more than 153,000 people and neighboring Springfield has more than 57,000 residents comprise the second largest population center in the state.

Eugene and Springfield are nestled in the Willamette Valley between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Some peaks in the Cascade Range can be seen from main campus.

The area's scenic mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, and coastline offer many opportunities for outdoor adventures or for just sitting back and enjoying the view.

See what's new at Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast (link is external).

Union Association:
LCC Education Association (Faculty)