Clinical Coordinator, Prelicensure

Description:

Job Description

Summary: 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities: I.

Coordinate Clinical Placements · Work with CCT leadership and Clinical Directors of pre-licensure 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 Director(s) of 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 contracts) and notify Directors when contracts expire or need renewal. · Maintains an accurate database to document status of student displacements and the resolution. III. Compliance A.

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. B. STUDENTS ·…

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