Clinical Placement Coordinator (Nursing Placement)

Job Description

Job Summary

The Clinical Program Coordinator (Nursing Placement), under general supervision, coordinates the planning, development, and implementation of the nursing placement program with hospitals, clinics and medical facilities to meet the needs of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CONHS).

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Oversee and serve as the College of Nursing and Health Sciences liaison to local community and clinical agencies and represent CONHS in requesting clinical placements with nurse educators and/or placement coordinators in hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities such as assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.

• Coordinate the clinical placements to assure quality clinical learning opportunities.

• Monitors current clinical placement orientations, policies, procedures, and documentation and compliance requirements for students and faculty rotating through the CONHS program.

• Consult with faculty to determine the student placements needed by semester, level, and type of experience needed.

• Manages the complexities negotiating clinical placement cohort opportunities with hospital systems, clinics, and medical facilities.

• Negotiate and secure capstone placements for graduating students.

• Initiates Affiliation Agreements with clinical agencies and their representatives.

• Communicates confirmed or changed clinical placement agreements with faculty.

• Monitors and distributes facility specific compliance documentation to faculty and students.

• Identify facility requirements at each clinical placement location, such as orientation and EHR training, and communicate these clinical entry requirements to faculty and student groups in

• a timely manner.

• Generate student rosters.

• Assures consistent communication with clinical partners regarding faculty and students names and student abilities and expectations.

• Collaborates with College leadership to establish, cultivate and build relationships with clinical partners.

• Liaison between consortium, clinical agencies and College of Nursing faculty and administration.

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Education – Bachelor’s degree.

• Experience – Five years of related experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Prior experience as a medical assistant, medical office manager or similar position in a medical facility preferred.

• Prior experience handling clinical placements preferred.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.

Ability to:

• Multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Verbal and written communication skills.

• Detail oriented.

Licensing / Professional Certification – None.

Physical Requirements – General Office Environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervision of others

This position generally does not supervise employees.

Other Requirements

• Evening and weekend work may occasionally be required.

• Position requires on campus, face-to-face interactions.

• Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

• Occasional travel.

Salary: $21.11/hourly

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: During the application process you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents and Submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you “Submit” the application materials. The software does not allow you to “Save” your application and return to complete the process at a later time. The page "My Experience" has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files. Be sure to include:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• 3 -5 professional references and their full contact information

• Official transcripts