Director, Nursing Clinical Education

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Department School of Nursing & Health Professions:
Nursing

Position Summary

The Director, Nursing Clinical Education is a 12-month staff position that works collaboratively with nursing faculty, staff, and administration to support the clinical education of all nursing students in the Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions ( SNHP ). The Director is responsible for overseeing all clinical activities, including seeking and securing contracts, affiliation agreements, student clinical experiences, and the hiring and evaluation of clinical supervisors.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, serving as a point of contact for all clinical partners and the liaison between the student, clinical facilities, clinical supervisors, and nursing faculty and leadership; collaborating with the clinical placement team to facilitate and provide oversight for student placements; hiring, managing, and evaluating clinical supervisors; and coordinating and leading clinical orientation for students and clinical supervisors.

Additional responsibilities include managerial oversight of the nursing skills laboratories and assisting the Nursing Lab Manager as needed to ensure the timely provision of clinical competency testing and remediation, as well supervising the Clinical Placement Specialist. This role may also include up to six contact hours of teaching or clinical supervision per fiscal year.

Education/Experience

Master’s degree in Nursing is required, with a Ph.D. in nursing or a related field preferred. 3-5 years of related higher education and/or experience with clinical education preferred. Must be a Registered Nurse and Maryland Board of Nursing certified or eligible.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability

• Demonstrated excellence as a leader, manager, and educator.
• Excellent interpersonal and relational skills coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills that are relatable to diverse populations.
• Demonstrated capacity for initiative, adaptability, and timely follow-through with a minimum of direct supervision in a fast-paced, continuously evolving academic environment.
• Excellence in ethical decision-making, accountability, and collaborative practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to use platforms and academic technologies supporting teaching and learning across all modalities at the post-secondary level.
• Effective fiscal planning and budgeting skills.
• Ability to manage and assess programs, projects, and initiatives.
• Experience in assessment and outcomes measurements as well as accreditation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and MS Office 365 applications, learning management systems (Blackboard preferred), and relevant academic technologies.
• Excellent organizational, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to learning, community, integrity, and excellence.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, modeling inclusive behavior, and promoting a culture of belonging.
• Ability to travel, including between campuses and to clinical sites.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Requires physical abilities consistent with a busy college environment on a campus with buildings and laboratories separated by some distance. Sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, keyboarding, and repetitive motions. Close visual acuity. Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. Position requires…