Coordinator - Nursing Licensure & Certification

Posting Details

Position Information

Working Title
Coordinator - Nursing Licensure & Certification

Department
College of Health and Human Services

Compensation Title
Coordinator, Nursing Licensure & Cert.

Position Number
30029026

Position Status
Regular

Work Schedule

8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon-Fri

Hours per Week
37.5

Months per Year
12

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.

Purpose of Position

This position will support graduate nursing students and nursing alumni seeking initial, continuing, and additional nursing licensures and certifications upon completion of clinicals. The coordinator will coordinate all nursing student paperwork requests and work directly with students to counsel them on what is needed to certify for licensure and/or professional board certifications.

The role will also interact with external boards as well as the Kentucky Board of Nursing to ensure NKU students, alumni and faculty are meeting certification and licensure standards for accreditation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for students for the post graduate nursing certificate gap analysis process to include advising students on the process, compiling necessary syllabi, course catalogs, and other documents as required for certification.

• Coordinate with MSN concentration and clinical coordinators to facilitate gap analysis reviews, transfer credit reviews, Verification of Education ( VOE ) reviews, and letters of recommendation.

• Review external requests for Verification of Education ( VOE ) from nursing certification agencies upon student graduation and submit with all necessary documentation to the appropriate MSN coordinator for review and approval.

• Collect supporting documents for employer and state board of nursing letter of recommendation and licensing requests from alumni and current students and submit to the appropriate MSN coordinator for approval.

• Develop tracking/reporting system for MSN student paperwork requests (gap analyses, VOE, licensure applications/verification, etc.) and refine process as needed.

• Provide support to the MSN concentration and clinical coordinators as needed.

• Collaborate with Kentucky Board of Nursing ( KBN ) and KBN designated NKU faculty representatives to ensure School of Nursing faculty licensure and certification data is accurate and continuously updated for new hires each seven weeks.

Qualifications

• Basic Skills with Microsoft Office suite (excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Detail oriented and highly organized
  
  
• Ability to stick to tight deadlines and prioritize duties
  
  
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including with leadership throughout the college and university and external agencies
  
  
• Self-starter, with ability to consistently follow through on commitments to their successful completion
  
  
• Represent college in a professional manner at all times (via phone calls, emails, in-person, etc.)
  
  
• Maintain confidentiality of student academic records
  
  
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, trustworthiness and the ability to multi-task
  
  
• Understanding of/ability to learn healthcare acronyms.

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education

Minimum Experience
1 year

Salary
$19.04 hr minimum

Pay Grade
S68

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number
2024S2129

Job Open Date
11/15/2024

Job Close Date

Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/14399

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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents