Essential Job Functions Maintains current knowledge of program goals, policies and procedures and student progress. Understands clinical objectives and clinical evaluation system. Provides students with clinical instruction and supervision. Observes student performance during classroom and/or laboratory instruction. Maintains current knowledge of professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing education units to provide professional development. Maintains open communication between the program official and program staff. Demonstrates a positive professional attitude toward students, the program, and the teaching process. Serves as a role model and demonstrates professionalism. Maintains confidentiality in accordance with Parkland College policy and program guidelines. Performs professional duties in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the college. Provides classroom instruction in accordance with the stated philosophy, objectives, and established course outlines of the college. Informs students of course regulations, evaluation procedures, and other information pertinent to the course; prepares a course syllabus for each course and distributes it early in each term. Is available for student advising/mentoring. Maintains regular office hours to ensure availability for student consultation; provides assistance to students in a timely manner. Maintains accurate scholastic records of students; submits required reports on student progress according to published deadlines. Performs other duties as assigned by the department chair. Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree and/or appropriate certification is required to teach technical courses leading to degrees. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification or equivalent and registration in the pertinent discipline. ARRT certification in Radiography is required but Computed Tomography and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging certifications are recommended Two years’ full-time experience or equivalent in the professional discipline. Maintains Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) licensure. Ability to learn the Parkland information system and new programs as technology changes. Maintains all professional credentials required to teach in area of discipline. Prospective new hires will successfully complete a post offer, pre-employment criminal background check. The background check review includes, but is not limited to, exclusionary offenses per the Illinois School Code and Title IV of the Higher Education Act, and nationwide healthcare fraud and abuse scan. Must meet all clinical requirements including successfully completing a post offer, pre-employment clinical drug test. In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.