Clinical Placement Coordinator

Universityhealthnetwork; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Michener Institute is seeking a Placement Coordinator to lead recruitment and confirmation of clinical placements. You will collaborate with clinical sites, partners, and internal teams to ensure placements align with program requirements and professional standards.

Responsibilities include coordinating timelines, maintaining partnerships, handling affiliations, and supporting accommodations. Strong communication, organization, and leadership are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Requires post-secondary degree or diploma.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical practice experience or equivalent.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent organizational, planning and scheduling abilities with attention to detail.
• Proven leadership, negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution talents.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment and confirmation of clinical placements with sites and providers.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure placements meet program needs and professional requirements.
• Coordinate placement processes by establishing timelines and overseeing selection.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with existing clinical partners and explore new ones with Clinical Liaison Officers.
• Assist with affiliation agreements via OCE Administrative Assistant to ensure agreements are in place before placements begin.
• Work with the Student Success Network to manage placement accommodations.
• Deliver clinical orientation presentations and communicate placement processes and requirements to students.
• Liaise with clinical sites on onboarding, placement arrangements, clearance, and Michener policies.
• Document and organize data related to clinical placements.
• Contribute to strategic planning and outreach activities within the OCE team.
• Provide clinical updates and share placement data for accreditation and program review purposes.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Relationship Building

Leadership & Negotiation

Multitasking

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma

3 years clinical practice experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment and confirmation of clinical placements by engaging with clinical sites and healthcare providers
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure prospective placements meet programmatic needs and professional requirements
• Coordinate and support the placement of eligible students by establishing timelines and overseeing the clinical selection process
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with existing clinical partners and explore new partnerships to expand clinical opportunities in collaboration with Clinical Liaison Officers from the assigned program areas
• Collaborate with the OCE Administrative Assistant to initiate affiliation agreements with new clinical partners and ensure affiliation agreements are in place prior to the start of clinical placements
• Collaborative with the Student Success Network to manage and implement placement-related accommodations
• Deliver clinical orientation presentations and communicate effectively with students regarding the placement process, clinical requirements, timelines, deadlines, policies, procedures, clinical assignments, and placement-related issues and challenges
• Liaise with clinical sites on all issues relating to the placement of Michener students, including onboarding requirements, placement arrangements, clinical clearance status, and Michener policies and procedures
• Document and organize data related to clinical placements
• Engage as a member of the OCE team to contribute to strategic planning, placement-related outreach activities, and the improvement of processes and operations
• Provide clinical updates to various internal and external partners and share placement-related data for accreditation and program review purposes

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma
• 3 years of clinical practice experience or equivalent
• Ability to manage multiple competing demands in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external partners
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational, planning, and scheduling skills, as well as attention to detail
• Proven leadership, negotiation, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Familiarity with or experience working in healthcare or clinical education strongly preferred
• Experience in work-integrated or experiential learning is an asset

Closing Date: November 6, 2026

The Michener Institute is publicly funded by the Ministry of health and is a respectful, caring and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.

For further information on The Michener Institute, please visit our website at www.michener.ca .

While we thank all applicants only those selected for an interview will be contacted.