Clinical Coordinator–Nursing

Enterprise State Community College; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PEEHIP

Retirement

Leave: annual, sick, and personal

Job summary

Southern Union State Community College is seeking a Coordinator of Nursing Student Clinical Placements to oversee coordination and placement of nursing students across clinical rotations. The role involves working with faculty to schedule rotations, maintaining required documentation, and serving as a liaison with clinical facilities.

Successful candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, an Alabama RN license, and at least three years of instructional clinical experience, plus strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
• Unencumbered Alabama RN license required.
• Three years of instructional clinical experience required.
• Computer proficiency and prior experience with digital platform navigation required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and collaborate with faculty to plan student clinical schedules for rotations.
• Maintain clinical rotations through online platform or clinical facility as preferred.
• Serve as clinical liaison between facilities and SUSCC Nursing Program.
• Maintain positive relationships with clinical placement agencies.
• Coordinate and gather agency documentation for student placement.
• Assist in onboarding new nursing clinical faculty adjuncts.

Skills

Computer proficiency

Digital platform navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

Responsible for the coordination and clinical (traditional rotations, observation, and preceptorship) placement of nursing students.

Salary:

Appropriate placement on the Alabama Community College System Salary Schedule C3-3: (Salary range: $39,742 - $91,818 Annually)

Benefits:

Full time employees are entitled to the College’s benefit package to include: PEEHIP, retirement, leave (annual, sick, and personal)

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

In addition to adhering to the policies, procedures and guidelines as specified by the Southern Union Community College Employee Handbook, Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, the Dean and Division/Department Chair, duties include the following:

1. Coordinates and collaborates with faculty to plan student clinical schedules for placement in the clinical rotations.
2. Requests and maintain clinical rotations through online platform or clinical facility preferred method.
3. Serves as clinical liaison between clinical facilities and SUSCC Nursing Program.
4. Fosters and maintains positive working relationships with clinical community placement agencies.
5. Maintains the currency of all contractual agreements.
6. Coordinates and gathers agency specific documentation necessary for student placement into the clinical agencies.
7. Attends required meetings at clinical affiliation agencies.
8. Collaborates with the Health Science Admissions Office in maintaining clinical clearance records on students and clinical faculty and submits them to clinical agencies.
9. Assists in onboarding new nursing clinical faculty adjunct in regard to clinical agency guidelines.
10. Tracks clinical eligibility requirements for all students entering clinical rotations.
11. In conjunction with course faculty, schedules make up clinical rotations for students as appropriate.
12. Coordinates onboarding, site visits, communications, and provides oversight for students in the nursing apprenticeship program.
13. Assists in recruiting and supervising adjuncts in the clinical setting.
14. Maintains a current working list of qualified clinical associates by specialty.
15. Assists the faculty in resolving clinical issues.
16. Implements clinical agency site visits.
17. Creates clinical badges.
18. Assists in the coordination of Health Science Career fairs on the Opelika campus.
19. Assists community partners in recruiting students.

The responsibilities listed above show the typical duties for jobs in this classification. Actual tasks may differ depending on the department's needs. Other similar duties may be assigned with discretion of the supervisor. Not every duty will apply to every position, and the amount of time spent on each task can change based on department needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
2. Unencumbered Alabama registered nursing license is required.
3. Three (3) years of instructional clinical experience is required.
4. Computer proficiency and prior experience with digital platform navigation required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In accordance with the Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form. Employment will be contingent upon the receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Southern Union also participates in E-verify.

It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal or state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.

Southern Union State Community College is an equal-opportunity employer. Southern Union State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.

More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process.