Practice Education Coordinator

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Reporting to the Dean, School of Health Sciences, the Practice Education Coordinator (PEC) interacts and works collaboratively with the department leaders, faculty, staff, and students within the School of Health, as well as with local and regional Health Authorities and receiving health care agencies. The incumbent collaborates with external agencies, helps develop partnerships and networks, and represents the School of Health Sciences.

The PEC supervises the Student Placement Assistant, delegating and overseeing work as appropriate. The position supports clinical placements to help provide excellent, appropriate, and safe clinical practice experiences for students.

The Practice Education Coordinator leads the advancement of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in the School of Health Sciences and works with department leaders, faculty, and staff to promote IPE activities.

• Collaborates with SHS departments and outside health care agencies to coordinate safe and appropriate practice education learning experiences that allow course learning objectives to be achieved.
• Uses HSPnet and HSPnet resources as the main tool to coordinate practice education.
• Maintains active involvement in Nursing Interschool (NIS) association and follows NIS guidelines for placing students in practice education experiences in the Lower Mainland.
• Collaborates with department leaders, team leaders and clinical faculty within VCC and receiving coordinators from outside agencies to ensure appropriate practice education sites are utilized, providing many opportunities for course learning objectives to be achieved.
• Determines which clinical sites are appropriate and requests them through HSPnet following the NIS guidelines, working with the Student Placement Assistant and SHS department team leaders.
• Supervises and advises the Student Placement Assistant regarding HSPnet input, clinical site computer access, medication system access for students and faculty, and provides assistance and troubleshooting as necessary.
• Facilitates ongoing communication with faculty regarding practice education experiences.
• Serves as the main point of contact between clinical agencies and the School of Health Science, disseminating information and encouraging two‑way communication.
• Disseminates all Health Authority and outside agency required information to affected VCC team leaders, faculty, and staff as appropriate and vice versa.
• Attends Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings for all SHS departments and provides information regarding the SHS practice education experiences.
• Intervenes and mediates as necessary with practice education problems and issues, supporting VCC faculty and maintaining practice education sites and relationships.
• Initiates and advises the SHS on student clinical admission requirements following Provincial Practice Education Guidelines (PEG) and current policies within the four major Health regions in the VCC practice education assignment areas.
• Proactively ensures that all Provincial Practice Education Guidelines for practice education are adhered to and followed by students and faculty.
• Arranges information sessions to students and…