Clinical Coordinator

The Clinical Coordinator coordinates the clinical and/or community placement activities of the pre-licensure or graduate nursing programs within the College of Nursing for an assigned campus. Assists the team to develop, coordinate, assigns, and maintain clinical and/or community site relationships. Collects and/or maintains documentation required by the clinical and/or community sites to be compliant with policies and standards. Collaborates with the specific placement director for program-specific needs. • Job Description 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 during audits. • 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. • 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. • Monitor contract status of all clinical sites (new and existing) and notify Directors when contracts expire or need renewal. • Maintain 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. • Submit course syllabi and objectives to clinical/community partners/preceptors prior to the start of the course at their requests. • Communicate with the hospital partners regarding Preceptorship and provide 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. Skills: Ability to speak effectively with public, co-workers, faculty and student populations. • Ability to receive and interpret detailed information through written and verbal communication. • Ability to read and write clear documentation.

B. STUDENTS • Ensure students have submitted all required documents for their specific clinical site assignments in a timely manner. • Assist 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. This includes providing students with instructions on how to access, complete and submit. • 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. C. FACULTY • Ensure clinical faculty have submitted all required documents for their specific clinical site assignments in a timely manner. • Assist 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,) UC Davis and NUIDs Identity; monitor for expiration dates and need for renewal. Education: Bachelor's Degree required

Physical and Travel Requirements and Considerations • Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer. • Physical ability to lift (20 ~ 30 pounds), bend and flex the upper body. • Ability to push and pull carts. • May be required to attend conference and training sessions within Bay Area. • May be required to travel occasionally to offsite campuses and agency locations.