Temporary Program and Clinical Placement Coordinator College of Nursing and Health Sciences

APU seeks employees who desire to contribute to our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning and modeling Christ-like character. Working together employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is edifying to God and one another.

• Three to five years of administrative experience in an educational or business setting. Higher education experience is highly desired.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex priorities and systems.
• Ability to work well with team members across multiple campuses.

• Participate as a member of a team that will monitor and track each student in the program from start to completion.
• Assist faculty with the process of creating course schedules class rosters book orders and the coordination of academic activities etc.
• Coordinate admissions tracking of applications completeness and communications between the department and potential students.
• Support new student orientation preparation planning and execution.
• Track the clearance of students to participate in clinical/program activities.
• Participate in the evaluation processes with the coordination of surveys exit interviews student completion tracking etc.
• Coordinates the file management for student files program forms etc.
• Maintain the programs calendar of activities and assist with the coordination of faculty student and alumni engagement.
• Coordinate with university services such as catering printing and binding mailroom room resources information and media technology facility and equipment requests etc.
• Create maintain and distribute promotional materials for events bulletin boards etc.
• Maintain department databases and reporting systems in support of grants accreditations and academic evaluations under the direction of program leadership.
• Create and maintain meeting minutes and correspondence as directed.
• Order program supplies and equipment as needed.
• Operate a variety of software products.
• Provide administrative support to the Department Chair.

• Support and assist in maintaining relationships with area health providers and community partners as directed by program leadership.
• Coordinate clinical placement logistics and assist in identifying placement opportunities in collaboration with program leadership and the clinical placement team.
• Coordinate the placement of students at clinical sites by aligning student learning needs and program requirements with site availability following established guidelines and approvals.
• Communicate via email phone and/or in-person with nurse educators and/or placement coordinators in clinical facilities to develop clinical placements for graduate students.
• Verify that all required documentation background checks and health records for students placed in clinical facilities have been submitted.
• Provide clinical faculty information regarding the clinical orientations for each student group each semester.
• Maintain database for School of Nursing preceptor assignments.
• Work with the clinical placement team to ensure affiliation agreements are in place for each clinical site.
• In collaboration with Chairs and Program Managers assist with the resolution and coordination of student clinical placement issues escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Serve as a liaison between SON and background clearance agencies to support compliance and troubleshoot issues.

• Manage sensitive and confidential file systems in both digital and physical formats.
• Responsible for daily electronic timekeeping as it applies to the scope of this position.
• Regular punctual attendance as required by the supervisor based on department needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines while working in a service-oriented environment with frequently changing priorities.
• Solve problems with logic and reason to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to problem-solving.
• Address challenges professionally.
• Able to navigate within a high-change environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage details and follow through.
• Collaborate and communicate as a productive team member and team builder.

• Integrate Christian values in all aspects.
• Use critical thinking and exercise independent judgment.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage confidential information.
• Collaborate with other faculty and staff and maintain collegial relations.
• Communicate effectively in written and oral form.

• Work requires repetitive motion and sitting at a computer keyboard.
• Continuous sitting for four-six hours daily
• Hearing and speaking on the telephone.
• Meetings will require walking and/or driving to various University locations.
• Able to pull push bend grasp reach and lift up to 20 lbs.
• Able to use stairs or ramps as needed in executing job duties at university facilities.

• Above-average software skills in Google Apps (Docs Sheets Drive Gmail Calendar Hangouts etc.) and Microsoft Office proficiency in word processing and spreadsheets.
• The School of Nursing uses PeopleSoft 25Live Zoom Adobe Acrobat HelloSign Canva Formstack Zendesk Teaching Assignments Management System (TAMS) etc.

Compensation

• Grade 8: $21.44 to $24.66 is the hourly compensation for this role and reflects what Azusa Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on the qualifications experience and internal addition to compensation APU offers a competitive benefits package.

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Azusa Pacific University will conduct a background check on all final candidates.

Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled unless otherwise stated. Azusa Pacific University does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex age disability or status as a veteran in any of its policies practices or procedures. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.