Allied Health Externship Site Coordinator

Institute for Business and Tec; Citrus Heights (CA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

National Career Education seeks an Extern Coordinator to acquire externship sites for students to perform clinical hours and to monitor attendance and placement success.

The role involves collecting immunizations, managing site evaluations, coordinating with program leadership, and sustaining community ties to support student outcomes and potential employment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of Medical Assistant or Lab Assistant experience in the field.
• High School Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Ensure there is an adequate number of externship sites for students in all program areas.
• Collect and verify all immunizations in preparation for externship.
• Maintain and manage student site evaluations upon completion of externship and track feedback.
• Coordinate and assign students to externship sites with Program Directors/Leads.
• Manage affiliation agreements between the College and externship sites.
• Visit externship sites regularly to discuss student progress and issues.
• Foster relationships with community employers to provide externship opportunities and employment.
• Track student externship placement using CampusVue.

Skills

Advanced computer skills

Excellent oral and written comms

Interpersonal skills

Customer service abilities

Knowledge of institutional policies

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Description

The Extern Coordinator (EC) is responsible for acquiring externship sites for students to perform their clinical hours. The EC is also responsible for maintaining and monitoring externship attendance and maintaining relationships within the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure there is an adequate amount of externship sites for students in all program areas.
• Collect and verify all immunizations in preparation for externship.
• Maintain and manage students site evaluations upon completion of externship and track feedback.
• Work with Program Director/Leads to coordinate and assign students to externship sites.
• Collaborate with Program Directors/Managers to manage student retention efforts, trends, and recommendations to drive improvements.
• Provide students time sheets to properly track and record externship hours -Send externship time sheets to Registrar.
• Manage affiliation agreements between the College and sites.
• Visit externship sites on a regular basis to discuss students and externship concerns/issues.
• Build and strengthen relationships in the community and surrounding areas. Attend all occupational and institutional advisory board meetings.
• Assist in recruitment of occupational and institutional advisory board members.
• Serve as a liaison among students, externship site, and program director.
• Analyze progress and attendance reports to ensure students maintain passing grades and proper attendance to improve overall student graduation rates.
• Identify students that need to be placed at externship sites.
• Track student externship placement using CampusVue.
• Produce and distribute clinical site evaluation surveys to measure satisfaction, to drive improvements in student satisfaction and retention.
• Fostering relationships with employers in the community to provide students with opportunities to develop professional skills, integrate academic learning from work, and find employment.
• Maintain up-to-date information on externship sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. National Career Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and service provider for all individuals, including those with disabilities. Mikhail Education Corporation does not discriminate against any person, but rather bases all employment decisions on an individual’s demonstrated, job-related ability, skill, and knowledge. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all without regard to mental or physical disability, genetic information of any individual or of his/her family, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, or veteran status. Equal opportunity is also provided in assignments, training, compensation, transfers, promotions, classification, referral, benefit programs, and discharge.

Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

• 3 years of Medical Assistant or Lab Assistant Experience in the field.
• High School Diploma

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

Advanced computer skills, particularly using specific software programs needed in compiling records; excellent oral and written communication skills; superb interpersonal skills; effective customer service abilities; and a strong knowledge of the functions and policies of the institution.

Abilities:

Requires repetitive movement, sitting, writing letters and memos, face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams, use of electronic mail, telephone conversations, contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise). Requires repeating the same physical activities or mental activities over and over; requires being exact or highly accurate, requires meeting strict deadlines. Requires work with external providers, customers or the public, work with others in a group or team.