Respiratory Therapy Program Director

Program Coordination

• Researching and recommending for approval program advisory committee members to the administration following established policy and procedure.
• Interacting with the program advisory committee to determine state-of-the-art practices, procedures, and equipment related to maintaining an up-to-date instructional program that would be valued ad needed by the employers in the Rockingham Community College service area.
• Providing leadership with the research and development of information necessary to teach the appropriate courses to the students of Rockingham Community College.
• Monitoring professional information sources to determine trends and innovations in one’s field that lend themselves to integration into the instructional program.
• Planning and organizing the curriculum as approved by the RCC Board of Trustees, the North Carolina Community College System, and other accrediting entities.
• Developing, with other program faculty and appropriate administration, program level competencies that outline expected student learning outcomes.
• Providing leadership in the development of appropriate assessments of established learning outcomes for all courses taught in the program.
• Ordering textbooks, instructional materials, and supplies as needed for instruction following established procedures.
• Developing and recommending class schedules cooperatively with other departments and divisions of the college and submitting to the appropriate Dean or where applicable, Department Chair.
• Identifying and/or recommending equipment needed to teach the competencies prescribed in the approved curriculum by the RCC Board of Trustees, the North Carolina Community College System, and accrediting entities.
• Maintaining compliance with established North Carolina Community College System performance measures, national benchmarks, etc. for the appropriate curriculum as prescribed by the North Carolina Community College System and accrediting entities.
• Coordinating hiring of adjunct faculty to teach courses as needed in his or her assigned program.
• Developing a departmental budget for his or her assigned program to the appropriate Dean or where applicable, Department Chair.
• Developing bid specifications for instructional equipment, materials, and supplies for the assigned program.
• Monitoring departmental expenditures to ensure expenditures are within the financial resources allocated to the program.
• Complying with Fiscal Management System policies and procedures set forth for Rockingham Community College.
• Researching, organizing, developing, and recommending credit and non-credit programs of study as directed.
• Participating in and providing counsel for institutional planning and development activities.
• Providing assistance in planning for facility space utilization.
• Identifying and recommending appropriate programs, projects, and initiatives.
• Providing assistance for the planning and implementation for academic resources and tutorial support services.
• Developing and recommending policies for the operation of the division.
• Reviewing and recommending to the division deans the employment, retention, and transfer of professional and support personnel for the division’s programs for the college.
• Contributing to the development of the appropriate sections of the Student Catalog/Handbook, Faculty Handbook and other official publications of the community college service area.
• Organizing and directing the work of faculty and staff.
• Supporting instructional initiatives.
• Interpreting the mission, educational philosophy, and vision statements of the service area to faculty and staff.
• Maintaining compliance with established performance measures for division programs with the North Carolina Community College System and other entities.
• Securing all personnel file data and forms required by the Administrative, Student Development, Facilities, and External Affairs.
• Implementing equipment management system policies and procedures for the Rockingham Community College service are, the North Carolina Community College System, and/or other entities.

Instruction

• Identifying and/or developing instructional materials needed to teach the program competencies prescribed in the approved curriculum by Rockingham Community College, the North Carolina Community College System, and other accrediting entities.
• Developing course syllabi that outline clear and appropriate student learning outcomes and expectations that reflect program competencies.
• Implementing and providing effective instruction that demonstrates appropriate knowledge of his/her specialized field in accordance with best practice literature.
• Teaching an appropriate instructional course load in accordance with policies outlined in the faculty
• workload policy.
• Demonstrating the effective use of pedagogical methods to meet various student learning styles.
• Administering appropriate assessment and/or testing to measure student learning outcomes in all
• courses.
• Maintaining appropriate classroom standards that include the effective management of students in the classroom and the management of classroom and lab facilities.
• Providing timely and accurate reports including census reports, grade reports, and other required reports related
• to instruction.
• Maintaining posted office hours in accordance with requirements outlined in the faculty workload
• policy.
• Recruiting students for his or her respective program and other programs of Rockingham Community
• College.
• Serving as an academic advisor to students with advising responsibilities in the assigned program relative to course requirements, expectations, and completion standards.
• Participating in the college’s registration and orientation sessions as assigned.
• Maintaining student files within the department as required by the accreditation agency and state and/or local policy.
• Referring students to Student development personnel for guidance, counseling, and resource assistant following prescribed procedures on an as needed basis.
• Coordinating retention strategies with the appropriate program faculty, other Department Chairs,
• Program Directors, appropriate administration, and Student Services personnel to maximize student retention.
• Providing job placement assistance to graduates of the assigned program.
• Providing assistance and information for student follow-up reports and demographics as required by state or local policy and/or reports.
• Sponsoring and supporting program enrichment activities, particularly student organizations.
• Attending meetings, conferences, seminars, briefings, and training sessions to expedite the business of the college.
• Attending institutional functions such as graduation, faculty/staff recognition ceremonies, etc. that promote the collegiate life.
• Serving on local, state, regional and/or national committees upon request and/or approval from the administration.
• Serving on college committees as assigned to expedite college business and to be involved in the decision-making process of the college.
• Exhibiting a personal and professional attitude that reflects positively upon the individual and the public perception of the community college.
• Participating in the activities of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges as required.

Institutional Support

• Working a minimum of a 38-hour workweek in accordance with criteria outlined in the faculty workload procedure.
• Assisting with the implementation and enforcement of all official policies and procedures of Rockingham Community College.
• Evaluating all faculty assigned to his or her program in accordance with the faculty evaluation policies and procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Professionalism/Public Relations

• Stimulating and influencing innovation and creativity at all levels within the organization.
• Supporting the professional and personal development of all employees in the division.
• Serving as a role model and advocate for high quality instruction and assessment with faculty and staff.
• Being recognized as a visible, engaged, and trusted representative of the college through active participation in community organizations, events, partnerships, and outreach efforts.
• Planning, coordinating, and facilitating summer camps and related outreach activities for middle and high school students, as appropriate to the program area, to strengthen community engagement and student pathways to the college.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and/or the President of Rockingham Community College.