Clinical Placement Coordinator

About the role

As the Clinical Placement Coordinator, you will facilitate clinical placements in the nursing program by collaborating with the Department Chair, faculty, students, and clinical placement liaisons at various facilities. You will ensure compliance with onboarding and credentialing requirements, including background checks, health/immunization records, and drug screens, using the ACEMAPP or other clinical placement database system.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with nurse educators and placement liaisons to develop and maintain clinical placements via email, phone, or in person
• Coordinate with the Department Chair to determine the number and type of student placements needed each semester
• Utilize the ACEMAPP system as required by clinical partners and GGC
• Attend clinical affiliation meetings, community professional meetings, placement coordinators meetings, and/or ACEMAPP meetings as appropriate
• Communicate with students to ensure credentialing requirements are met in a timely manner
• Interact with clinical and community agencies to plan and schedule student group clinical or individual preceptored rotations
• In collaboration with Department Chairs, manage student clinical placement issues as appropriate
• Perform additional duties as reasonably assigned

Required Qualifications

• 2 Year/Associate degree in nursing or related allied health field
• 2–3 years of relevant experience, such as clinical placement and/or clinical credentialing
• Experience in lieu of education will be considered

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 Year/Bachelor degree in nursing or allied health field
• Experience with ACEMAPP software

Pay

Proposed Salary: $38,300 – $45,900; Salary offer will be dependent on candidate’s experience and qualifications, internal equity considerations, budget availability, and salary administration guidelines.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent computer-based organizational skills, including creating and improving organizational systems with multiple variables (e.g., maintaining accurate and detailed reports and records)
• Excellent public relations skills, including the ability to reach out to appropriate sources to obtain resources or information needed to be successful, using proper etiquette both electronically and interpersonally
• Strong professional communication skills, including the ability to calmly work with people expressing frustration, remaining flexible and effective during unexpected situations or changing conditions
• Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with multiple coordinators/nurses at many institutions
• Ability to keep updated records and attend to details despite frequent changes
• Ability to show a high level of dedication by following through with commitments in a reliable and communicative manner
• Ability to take the initiative to solve or improve problems and situations proactively without needing supervision
• Ability to manage time to accomplish tasks efficiently and effectively (e.g., multitask)