Clinical Placement Coordinator, Prelicensure (College of Nursing)

The Clinical Placement Coordinator serves as a strong role model in professional nursing practice and supports the mission and vision of the College of Nursing (CON). The coordinator is responsible for assisting the program leadership by planning, securing, organizing, maintaining, and facilitating educational experiences in clinical facilities, which support clinical learning objectives and program outcomes as well as business development efforts.

The Clinical Placement Coordinator is responsible for establishing, cultivating, and continuously building relationships with clinical affiliates to ensure adequate capacity for quality clinical education. The Coordinator requests and secures clinical site placements in collaboration with course chairs, as well as program and site coordinators. Assisting with preferred partnerships is also key to advance the clinical education and research functions of the CON.

The Coordinator must maximize technology to identify, devise, and implement the most efficient and effective methods of processing required clinical clearance paperwork [not limited to: clinical requests, upkeep on student files and clinical requirements, clinical schedules, and related correspondence.

Flexibility to attend meetings which may require travel and/or driving to various facilities and university locations.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Clinical Consortium
Relationships:

• Conduct site visits to recruit new placement sites in collaboration
  with CON MS-MEPN and BSN Program Directors.
• Identify, establish, and maintain positive relationships with new
  and existing clinical agencies, area health providers, and the community.
• Assist with developing innovative partnerships with area health
  systems to meet shared goals.
• Attend consortium meetings and affiliate events to represent the CON
  and liaison between consortium, clinical agencies and College of Nursing
  faculty and administration.
• Participate in networking activities to build relations with
  healthcare facilities and related professional associations such as
  orientation activities, community professional meetings and/or
  recruitment/job fairs.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings regarding local
  healthcare facilities - new departments, new buildings, new leadership,
  etc. - in order to identify and pursue novel opportunities for students.
• Identify and relay any concerns related to clinical experiences to
  CON leadership to facilitate prompt resolution.
• Provide conflict resolution in situations where there are
  discrepancies between the goals/objectives of the clinical placement site
  and the College of Nursing.

Data Management:

• Complete and submit the required paperwork for affiliation agreements.
• Meet with facility leaders to identify parent company and/or person
  with signature authority for affiliation agreements.
• Stay appraised of health system changes in Arizona so that contracts
  can be updated as facility names change and/or as mergers occur.
• Provide clinical facility information updates to students, faculty,
  and CON leadership.
• Identify the number of clinical placements needed each semester for
  each program and clinical area in accordance with the curriculum and
  expected enrollment.
• Enter and revise placement requests in program online calendar(s)
  for efficient communications.
• Develop and implement policies and plans related to clinical
  placements and timelines for program directors and course chairs.
• Direct process for submitting required reports to all affiliating
  clinical agencies.
• Other duties as assigned based on applicant education and
  experience.

Knowledge, Skills
and Abilities:

• Familiarity with Arizona healthcare systems.
• Familiarity with My Clinical Exchange.
• Flexible and adaptable, perform multiple activities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
• Adept at managing details, prioritizing, tracking multiple projects and meticulous follow up on pending responses and deadlines.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Collaborate as an effective and integral team member.
• Ability to problem-solve and make independent judgments as needed
  based upon thorough knowledge of assigned entry-level programs.
• Ability to remain professional, positive, and helpful at all times.
• Ability to work well with diverse populations including people of
  all ages from academically, culturally, and economically diverse
  backgrounds.
• Skillful in completing repetitive motion and sitting at computer
  keyboard.
• Computer proficiency in internet applications and Office Suite
  Productivity products (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
  Outlook).
• Ability to receive and be receptive to mentoring, feedback, and coaching.
• Strong organizational and time-management
  skills.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Current unencumbered Arizona RN license.
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Customer service experience.
• Three or more years of RN experience.