Nursing Clinical​/SIM​/Lab Coordinator

Job Title Nursing Clinical/SIM/Lab Coordinator (Full-Time)

Position Number

Department

Department Leach College of Nursing - Joliet, IL main campus

Job Grade

Job Grade 9

Anticipated Salary Range

Anticipated Salary Range $48,157- $53,575

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Position Summary

The Nursing Clinical/ SIM /Lab ( CLS ) Coordinator is responsible for organizing and managing the clinical placement, simulation, and laboratory activities for the Cecily & John Leach College of Nursing ( LCON ) and reports to the LCON Dean. The CLS Coordinator negotiates and arranges clinical placements of undergrad and grad nursing students. The CLS Coordinator manages the daily operations of the nursing lab, schedules learning activities in skills and assessment labs, prepares supplies and equipment for demonstrations and lab classes, manages lab inventory and equipment, and supervises student lab workers.

The CLS Coordinator operates, programs, and troubleshoots high-fidelity simulators, associated software, and audio-visual equipment.

• Coordinate clinical placements for undergraduate, RN- BSN , graduate, and Clinical Role Transition ( CRT ) nursing students by identifying, negotiating, and securing clinical/practicum sites that meet educational and program requirements.
• Serve as the primary clinical liaison between the University of St. Francis, LCON , healthcare agencies, clinical partners, faculty, students, and preceptors to facilitate effective clinical learning experiences and address placement needs.
• Establish and maintain clinical partnerships and affiliation agreements with healthcare agencies in collaboration with the LCON Dean, while maintaining current knowledge of agency requirements, placement expectations, and available learning opportunities.
• Collaborate with faculty, program directors, the LCON Dean, and CRT Coordinator to assess clinical placement needs, match students and instructors with appropriate clinical experiences, coordinate CRT placements and preceptors, and communicate course objectives and student learning outcomes to clinical agencies.
• Coordinate clinical scheduling and assignments by working with clinical course lead instructors to assign students and faculty to clinical groups and maintain accurate placement, scheduling, and evaluation information in eMedley.
• Coordinate clinical site orientations, meetings, and evaluations, including communicating agency-specific requirements to faculty and students, attending orientations and placement meetings as needed, conducting annual and as-needed site visits, and facilitating clinical site evaluations.
• Monitor and coordinate student clinical compliance requirements by collecting, maintaining, and submitting documentation related to background checks, CPR certification, drug screening, health requirements, immunizations, and other agency-specific placement requirements.
• Manage nursing skills and health assessment laboratories by creating an environment conducive to student learning; coordinating laboratory schedules; preparing facilities, equipment, and supplies for instruction,…