Clinical Coordinator

Department: Health Sciences

Position: Clinical Coordinator, Administrator III

Position Description: The Clinical Coordinator will work with multiple clinical sites to coordinate student clinical placements at both the undergraduate and graduate level.  Responsibilities include:

• Collaborates with clinical course coordinators, program coordinators and the Dept Chairperson to identify clinical placement needs for students;
• Identifies, recruits, and establishes collaborative relationship with clinical/practicum sites;
• Maintains currency and establishes new nursing student affiliation agreements in collaboration with University contract specialists;
• Submits requests to clinical agencies for student clinical site placements;
• Responds to inquiries from clinical agencies regarding planned student clinical site placements;
• Provides clinical agencies with course related information and expected clinical student learning outcomes;
• Collects student requests for preferred capstone clinical learning; assigns students to individual RN preceptors at clinical sites;
• Works with Public Affairs to develop certificates for capstone preceptors upon completion of each capstone rotation;
• Assigns students to respective clinical groups;
• Conducts site visits to clinical sites at least annually;
• Coordinates collection of student and faculty evaluation of clinical sites; submits data to quality improvement coordinator;
• Collaborates with faculty in evaluating clinical sites;
• Schedules and notifies students and clinical faculty regarding specific orientations (including computer training) for each clinical group each semester;
• Submits list of student names to each site for Student IDs; distributes IDs to students;
• Oversees Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) standardized orientation for all students and faculty; maintains records of completion;
• Prepares other orientation documents for all students each semester;
• Ensures that all students complete background checks at the start of the program;
• Monitors and reports clinical clearance records for students and faculty (i.e., CPR certification, background checks, health and immunization requirements);
• Distributes and collects all Clinical Evaluation Tools for all clinical courses;
• Identifies potential adjunct clinical faculty;
• Performs other duties and responsibilities related to those enumerated above which do not alter the basic level of responsibility of the position.

Qualifications: RN licensure, Baccalaureate degree in Nursing with Master’s degree preferred, minimum of two years clinical experience as an RN.  These qualifications may be waived for individuals with appropriate alternate experience.

To apply: Please send cover letter, RN credentials, resume, copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a list of at least three professional references to Jennifer Spellman in the office of the Department of Health Sciences at spellmanj@easternct.edu.

Eastern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: LaMar Coleman, Vice President for Equity and Diversity, (860) 465-5112, colemanla@easternct.edu.