Supervisor, Clinical Operations - Texas

Supervisor, Clinical Operations - Houston, Texas

Location:

Houston, Texas

Salary Range: $75,900.00 - $

The Supervisor, Clinical Operations ensures clinical sites and clinical lab sites in a designated region provide full support of the clinical practice needs for nursing students as described by the nursing program's curriculum and state regulations. This position develops and maintains relationships with site leadership to ensure students receive optimal clinical practice experiences, serves as the designee for the State Director of Nursing (SDON), and works closely with community relations representatives to support information on WGU nursing programs and the Clinical Learning and Placement team.

• Provide support for the implementation and delivery of clinical experiential learning of the Pre‑Licensure nursing program.
• Assist and facilitate in the coordination of clinical experiences, preparation of faculty/staff schedules, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements of external agencies.
• Support student success through student interactions, experiences, and progression.
• Supervise, manage, and evaluate clinical faculty as assigned.
• Develop and maintain clinical relationships to ensure student clinical experiential learning objectives are met in accordance with programmatic standards and practice, and support continued program growth.
• Carry out departmental functions and participate in professional meetings and events in the absence of the SDON.
• Provide positive leadership, direction, and support to clinical faculty across the Pre‑Licensure nursing program.
• Fulfill specified obligations as a clinical faculty member if necessary.
• Lead recognition activities for faculty and students as identified by the National Team.
• Conduct ongoing program evaluation to ensure that quality standards are maintained including student retention, satisfaction, and competency attainment using evidence‑based tools and measurements.
• Identify, recruit, and review qualified candidates of Clinical and Learning Lab Instructors and staff.
• Conduct orientation of new faculty and staff.
• Prepare documentation as required per state.
• Support student progression and assist with student and staff academic developments within the nursing program.
• Implement administrative policies, procedures, and regulations of the university.
• Represent the Pre‑Licensure nursing program to external constituencies as called upon.
• Support the Strategic Relations team to represent WGU nursing with various groups and provide information on WGU nursing programs.
• Support students in the identification of their individual learning needs and provide or support remediation within the clinical practice environments.
• Incorporate student and self as an integral part of the nursing team in the provision of safe patient care when teaching in both simulated and onsite clinical environments.
• Provide and promote a safe and healthy work/learning environment for staff and students ensuring compliance with school of health policies and practices, and occupational health & safety legislation and regulation.
• Model professional standards, including customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, and technical skills.
• Conduct clinical site visits periodically and as necessary to ensure clinical placements are conducive for meeting student learning objectives, and clinical curriculum is delivered consistently among all clinical faculty members.
• Attend all Leavitt School of Health meetings as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Evaluation of teaching and learning against WGU practice standards.
• Ability to anticipate and effectively adapt to changes in program requirements and methodology.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
• Alignment to a national model, work and collaborate well with teams.
• Contemporary lab competence and knowledge about simulation both high fidelity and virtual reality, evidenced by relevant continuing education and professional organization affiliation.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include weekends to support lab…