Coordinator II, Nursing Lab

Lone Star College; Tomball (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lone Star College in Tomball, TX is seeking a Coordinator II, Nursing Lab to manage the nursing laboratory and connect theory to clinical practice. You will collaborate with faculty to schedule labs, mentor ADN/VN students, and oversee safety and equipment operations.

Responsibilities include coordinating with faculty, ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining inventory, and supporting budget processes. This full-time role requires a Texas LVN/RN license and an associate degree or higher.

Qualifications

• Requires an associate degree or higher and at least 3 years of experience.
• Current LVN or RN license with the State of Texas is required.
• Experience mentoring nursing students in lab settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with faculty to create nursing laboratory schedules.
• Maintains communication with faculty regarding lab assignments and setup.
• Assists with simulators utilization and troubleshooting.
• Monitors lab safety protocols and ensures compliance with regulatory agencies.

Skills

Nursing lab supervision

Mentor students in ADN/VN

Safety compliance

Process improvements

Budget awareness

Inventory control

Independent work

Education

Associate degree or higher

Licensed LVN or RN in Texas

Job description

Commitment to Mission

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

Cultural Beliefs

• One LSC
• Student Focused
• Own It
• Foster Belonging
• Cultivate Community
• Choose Learning

The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For®" is designed to recognize colleges that have been successful in creating great workplaces and to further research and understanding of the factors, dynamics and influences that have the most impact on organizational culture at higher education institutions.

Lone Star College has been recognized in multiple categories.

Campus Marketing Statement

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 80,000+ students each semester. LSC has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College.

The LSC-Tomball Health Science Building is a 60,000-square-feet three-story complex that houses the Surgical Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Nursing and Pharmacy Technology programs. The facility provides numerous classrooms, a medical library, simulation labs, an operating room, a clean room, a sterile room and additional educational resources.

Location address is 700 Graham Dr., Tomball, TX 77375.

Job Description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Coordinator II, Nursing Lab will be responsible for creating and managing a multidimensional educational link between the nursing courses and the nursing laboratory/practical experience that will enable students to connect the rationale and theory for the skills they will perform in the clinical setting.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborates with faculty to create nursing laboratory schedules
• Maintains communication with faculty regarding lab assignments and nursing lab utilization & set-ups
• Assists with utilization and troubleshooting of simulators
• Keeps current with new technologies and safety regulations, directs and monitors laboratory safety protocols, conducts risk management assessments to proactively evaluate the physical environment of the nursing lab, and assists in maintaining compliance of all regulatory agencies of the college and nursing programs
• Maintains an accurate inventory and quality assurance of laboratory equipment and learning resources
• Orients students and faculty to the nursing lab and provides mentoring to students in Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Transition Nursing Program and Vocational Nurse (VN) Nursing Programs
• Participates in all System-Wide Nursing Lab Coordinator Committee meetings
• Coordinates with bookstore to order laboratory packs for students
• Collaborates on grant proposals to obtain additional funding to enhance nursing programs
• Assists with department budget preparation, tracks expenditures, and assures that discrepancies are resolved
• Coordinates, facilitates, and manages lab tours and events
• Analyzes and improves procedures/practices to ensure learning environment enhances students' intellectual and skills development
• Provides supervision and direction for part-time student workers
• Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Experience, which demonstrates abilities in nursing practice, ability to mentor students in the lab settings
• Maintains Basic Life Support Certification for Health Care Workers
• Ability to work independently without close supervision, broad knowledge of the nursing sciences, successful handling of day-to-day operations of the nursing lab
• Ability to determine own approach to complete work
• Ability to organize work around broad organization and goals
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment that requires incumbent to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs
• Ability to perform professional-level work dealing with data, people, and technology that relates to administrative, technical, scientific, engineering, accounting, legal, or managerial skills
• Skill to make decisions that govern the activities and behaviors of other staff members
• Skill and ability to be held responsible for determining a problem and creating an individual solution to the issue
• Skill to prepare and/or process purchase orders
• Skill to be held accountable for inventory
• Skill to make recommendations that impact the budget
• Skill to manage the budget within the assigned department

Physical Abilities

The work requires some physical exertion, such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, or similar activities; or recurring lifting of moderately heavy items, such as typewriters and record boxes. The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities, such as above average agility and dexterity.

Work Schedule And Conditions

• Equipment used includes, PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone and other general office equipment
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• High fidelity and low fidelity simulation equipment
• Nursing skills lab equipment
• Work in a safe and secure work/lab environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher and at least 3 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Current Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) or Registered Nurse (RN) license with the State of Texas

Salary

Hiring salary range is $44,793- $51,512

Lone Star College provides a hiring salary range for all posted full-time non-faculty positions. Where your salary offer would fall in that range is determined by your related experience and education. Should you receive an offer of employment from Lone Star College, the resume submitted in the application process will be utilized to calculate your salary offer. The information outlined below will provide the Office of Human Resources everything needed to determine an accurate starting salary.

Benefits Marketing Statement

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a part of an organization that offers a supportive, collegial work environment and excellent work/life balance. This includes a full comprehensive and competitive benefits package, a generous number of paid holidays and vacation days, wellness programs, tuition waiver, professional development opportunities and more.

Lone Star College is an EEO Employer. All positions are subject to a criminal background check.