Nursing Clinical Operations Coordinator

Highland County Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Ohio, United States of America

Posted Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 4:00 AM

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CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Nursing Clinical Operations Coordinator
EMPLOYMENT STATUS:
Part-time
REPORTS TO:
Director of Nursing
DIVISION: Academic Affairs
CAMPUS: Central Campus

DISTINGUISHING JOB CHARACTERISTICS

The Nursing Clinical Coordinator provides leadership and oversight of clinical education experiences for the Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs in collaboration with the Director of Nursing (Program Administrator).

This role ensures that clinical learning experiences are organized, supervised, and implemented in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 4723-5, approved nursing curriculum, institutional policy, and accreditation standards.

The Clinical Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between the nursing program and clinical agencies and supports faculty in delivering consistent, compliant, and high-quality clinical education. Develops and maintains strong partnerships with representatives of the clinical sites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform essential duties to expected performance standards. Reasonable accommodations are made as required for persons who are disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Clinical Education Oversight

• Collaborate with the Director of Nursing and course lead faculty to support compliance with Ohio Administrative Code 4723-5-19. Assists in ensuring clinical coordination, course implementation, and student evaluation processes align while promoting regulatory compliance and program integrity
• Oversee development and coordination of clinical schedules to ensure adequate supervision and completion of required clinical hours.
• Ensure clinical placements provide learning experiences aligned with course objectives and program outcomes.
• Promote consistency in clinical instruction and evaluation across PN and ADN cohorts.
• Support clinical faculty in maintaining safe and effective clinical learning environments.

Clinical Instructor & Preceptor Oversight

• Support clinical faculty in implementing clinical objectives and evaluation standards.
• Review and maintain current preceptor documentation to ensure qualifications and licensure are appropriate.
• Ensure precepted experiences remain under appropriate faculty oversight.
• Participate in the selection and recommendation of clinical instructors in collaboration with the Director of Nursing.
• Provide guidance regarding clinical performance concerns and remediation processes.

Clinical Partnerships

• Develop and maintain professional relationships with clinical agencies.
• Serve as liaison regarding clinical expectations, supervision standards, and student learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with clinical partners to ensure student experiences remain within appropriate scope and competency level.
• Assist in resolution of clinical issues involving faculty, students, or facilities.
• Coordinates completion of clinical affiliation agreements in collaboration with the Director of Nursing and ensures ongoing compliance with established requirements.

Compliance & Quality Assurance

• Support the Director of Nursing in maintaining compliance with Ohio Board of Nursing requirements for clinical education.
• Contribute to documentation required for regulatory and accreditation reporting.
• Participate in ongoing program evaluation and clinical quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain readiness for regulatory review and accreditation visits.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs other related duties as required.

SCOPE OF SUPERVISION

• Recruits clinical instructors in collaboration with clinical partners.
• Orients new instructors to role expectations in coordination with the course lead faculty.
• Collects evaluation data from clinical instructors and clinical sites to assess the effectiveness of the clinical learning experience and reports findings to the Director of Nursing.
• The Director of Nursing retains responsibility for guiding the planning and initiation of performance improvement, with support from the Clinical Coordinator in data collection, monitoring, and follow-through.

USUAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently sits for…