Clinical Coordinator

Job Description Summary: The Clinical Coordinator coordinates the clinical and/or community placement activities of the pre-licensure or graduate nursing programs within the School of Nursing for an assigned campus. Duties And Responsibilities I. Coordinate Clinical Placements Work with CCT leadership and Clinical Directors of pre-licensure and graduate nursing programs to ensure adequate clinical/community placements (sites, preceptors, and required hours) are available. Communicate effectively with the relevant individuals and groups (internally and externally) reporting any concerns to the Assistant Dean to Clinical Affairs for follow-up. Provide guidance and support for students to prepare for onboarding and progression through the entire clinical/community placement process. Maintain ongoing communication with the Clinical Coordinators and Placement Directors regarding updates (e.g., new policies, new trainings) from clinical partners that may have an impact on student placement Participate in meetings with clinical partners locally and/or regionally as requested by CCT leadership. Maintain, or have immediate access to, the documents required by clinical partners to demonstrate student and faculty compliance Develop and maintain proficiency in multiple applications for all clinical placement activities. II. Procurement and Management of Clinical Sites Maintain relationships with existing sites/preceptors to ensure a positive relationship and their needs are being met. Represent the Samuel Merritt University School of Nursing in a positive and professional manner. Prepare, and review for accuracy, the clinical contract request forms and submit to the SMU Contract Specialist for processing Review contract status of all clinical sites (new and existing) to confirm contracts exist and are current. Maintains an accurate database to document status of student displacements and the resolution. III. Compliance CLINICAL SITES Maintain a current repository of all SMU required preceptor documents and manage the distribution of these documents to clinical sites as necessary Submit required clinical/community documents to the sites in a timely and complete manner Provide the course syllabi, objectives and skills to be learned and/or performed by students, to clinical/community partners/preceptors prior to the start of the course. Communicate with the Preceptor as necessary and provide with the necessary paperwork/documentation for the student rotation. Submit to the clinical/community sites student rosters, contact information and other required information prior to clinical rotations. STUDENTS Ensure students have submitted all required documents for their specific clinical site assignments in a timely manner. Assist AA to confirm all student compliance requirements are complete and uploaded into the SMU system as required by Samuel Merritt University programs and various clinical sites. Ensure students are aware of required documents and/or logs they need to maintain during their clinical/community rotations. Maintain access to My Clinical Exchange and other similar systems (i.e., accounts) are up to date; monitor for account expirations Confirm access for students to site specific systems, i.e., OAR (Sutter) and UC Davis. Identity; monitor for expiration dates and need for renewal. FACULTY (for Pre-Licensure CCs) Ensure clinical faculty have submitted all required documents for their specific clinical site assignments in a timely manner. Assist AA to ensure all faculty compliance requirements are met and uploaded into the SMU system as required by Samuel Merritt University programs and various clinical sites. Ensure access to My Clinical Exchange and other similar systems (i.e., accounts) are up to date; monitor for account expirations Confirm access for faculty to site specific systems, i.e., OAR (Sutter) and UC Davis. Identity; monitor for expiration dates and need for renewal. IV. General Administrative Support Receive and direct inquiries from clinical/community sites, preceptors, and students to appropriate administrators, faculty, and staff, as needed Assist AA with scheduling on campus electronic health record training for faculty (PL) and students prior to start of clinical/community rotation Participate in new student orientation, as appropriate for each program, to provide clinical/community overview and unique requirements Assist AA to schedule/arrange new faculty orientation at the clinical/community site; maintain documentation of completion date. Collaborate with the Program Chair/Director to ensure clinical faculty receive a contract for orientation hours and are reimbursed appropriately upon completion of the required orientation. Collaborate with Program Chair/Director to ensure clinical/community faculty are appropriately placed in a clinical area of expertise Other Duties and Special Projects, as Assigned Skills And Abilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This position requires the ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within a diverse multicultural environment. Knowledge of general administrative software applications such as Microsoft Office products, Adobe, Outlook email, etc. Cisco/WebEx Knowledge and understanding of University services, operations, policies, and procedures highly preferred Knowledge of general computer applications and systems Self-starter that takes initiative and independently develops solutions Strong leadership and evaluation skills Excellent interpersonal, communication (written/oral), and negotiation skills Strong reading, writing, and mathematical skills Use good judgment and creative thinking to solve problems Manage privileged information in a confidential manner Organize and prioritize workload Communicate effectively with co-workers, public and student populations Flexible Manage and adapt to multiple and simultaneous requests from clinical/community Meet deadlines Work collaboratively Education And/or Experience Minimum of 5 years work experience in an administrative role Experience in health care, preferred Experience in contract management, preferred

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