Externship Coordinator

Overview

At American Career College, we share a passion for students and transforming healthcare education. As an externship coordinator, you will join a collaborative, student-centric culture valuing academic integrity, mutual respect, student learning, service, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, and stewardship. You will guide students to do more than change their own lives – you will help change the lives of every patient they care for throughout their career.

You will make an impact by:

• Coordinating, facilitating, and supervising the externship training, including guiding the transition from classwork to externship to graduation in preparation for placements.
• Locating, maintaining, and acquiring new externship sites and contracts; scheduling and supervising students  externship assignments; advising students and providing classroom instruction in accordance with the program s objectives.
• Assisting students in gaining meaningful employment in jobs applicable to their field of study. Guiding students with the job search process, including teaching workshops and critiquing resumes.
• Providing excellent customer service to current and graduating students in accordance with the college s mission and purpose.
• Coordinating and assisting graduates with job interviews and obtaining entry-level healthcare career opportunities.

• Education:
  
  High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Must be a graduate from a program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the specialty field or the subject area in which they teach.

Salary range: USD $28.53 - $38.51 /Hr.

Bonus Eligible:
No

Do you want a career that allows you to make a difference in other people’s lives? Discover what it means to truly believe in the work that you do at American Career College.

For more than 40 years American Career College has had the privilege of educating students seeking careers in healthcare—guiding them through their transformational journey from student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork, collegiality, transparency, and a student-centric approach to all we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus-driven culture that is solution-oriented and supports our associates’ professional growth.

American Career College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.