Job Shadow Form

Click here for the Kettering College job shadow experience verification form.
Click here to apply for job shadowing at Kettering Medical Center.

updated 1/26/12

The purpose of the clinical observation is to provide the students with a deeper understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a respiratory therapist. 

All students admitted to the respiratory care department at Kettering College  must complete a mandatory 4-hour clinical observation of a respiratory therapist.  It is strongly encouraged, although not required, that applicants complete the job shadow experience prior to the interview process.  However,documentation of completing the job shadow experience must be received prior to registration and enrollment in respiratory care classes. 

This job shadow may be completed at any health care facility of your choosing that employs respiratory therapists.  For your convenience, here is a list of contact information for Dayton-area hospitals that will help you to schedule your clinical observation experience:

• Kettering Medical Center – Fill out and submit job shadow application via KMC Human Resources, then contact Greg Rittenhouse, Coordinator for Respiratory Education, (937) 395-8601 ext. 55266; e-mail: greg.rittenhouse@khnetwork.org

• Miami Valley Hospital – John Martin, Department of Respiratory Care, (937) 208-6174

• Atrium Medical Center (Middletown) –  Julie Turner, Human Resources, (513) 420-5166 ext. 2; e-mail:jlturner@atriummedcenter.org

If you require any additional assistance in scheduling your clinical observation experience at another health care facility, feel free to contact Nancy Colletti, respiratory care department chair, by calling (937) 395-8601 ext. 55644, or via e-mail at nancy.colletti@kc.edu.

Prior to your clinical observation experience, health care facilities require documentation of immunizations (measles, mumps, and rubella) and the TB skin test.  You may obtain copies of your immunization records and TB skin test from your private medical doctor or your school nurse’s office.

To verify the job shadow experience, students must complete the form linked above, and submit it to the respiratory care department chair at Kettering College. Please return the completed form to:

Department of Respiratory Care

Kettering College

3737 Southern Blvd.

Kettering, OH 45429