Graduate Clinical Coordinator

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Brenau University is an equal opportunity employer and educator. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal or state laws in its employment practices or educational programs.

All submitted application materials are forwarded to the appropriate department for review. Hiring recommendations are made at the departmental level.

Brenau University is a drug-free workplace as certified by the Georgia Workers Compensation Board.

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the confirmed start date. This includes being a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a foreign national with work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship. Individuals must maintain this eligibility throughout employment.

The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for the overall success of clinical placement through strategic planning, organization, and communication of student clinical placements for the Advanced Practice Nursing Programs in the Mary Inez School of Nursing. The clinical coordinator must be a strategic thinker and an adept communicator.

• Ability to drive to clinical sites to maintain current and build new relationships for clinical placements.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills for identifying issues, communicating with stakeholders (faculty, students, staff and agencies), and obtaining support for the NP programs.

• Work with the Graduate Program Chair and NP coordinator to develop and continually refine clinical site strategies.
• Sustain relationships with current clinical sites.
• Assist in securing clinical site agreements.
• Network with clinical organization personnel to ensure clinical site availability for all clinical practicum courses.
• Work with the School of Nursing staff to maintain clinical site compliance paperwork required for preceptorship confirmation.
• Ensure clinical agency contracts are up to date and comply with State Boards of Nursing regulations.
• Assist in updating the NP student tracking system to ensure current active affiliation with clinical sites and preceptors are available to students.
• Facilitate entry of information of agency and preceptor to the NP student tracking system.
• Monitor student information entered into the tracking system to ensure compliance with the required clinical documentation.
• Work with the Graduate Program Office Manager to implement the process of submitting required information relating to health forms and clearances by students.
• Communicate with the NP Coordinators to identify students at risk with requirements for clinical attendance.
• Ensure students and faculty are credentialed for clinical rotations.
• Support NP coordinators with NP Orientation and Intensives.

No supervisory responsibilities required.

Full-time. 37.5 hours per week. Generally, Monday–Friday from 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Hours may be extended to meet the needs of the department. Nights/weekends as needed.

Sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must have the ability to travel short distances, and/or drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials. Exerting up to 15 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

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