Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Clinical Coordinator - Faculty/Instructor - Vascular Program

Description

Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Clinical Coordinator- Vascular Program. Benefits: Tuition Assistance, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) – with Employer Contribution. South College Pittsburgh Campus is seeking a Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Clinical Coordinator for the Vascular Program. This position is full-time, on-site in Cranberry Township, PA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support the Department Chair or Program Director with any clinical and student placement or education needs in compliance of the programmatic clinical requirements.
• Establish and assess all clinical site partnerships and affiliated agreements on a weekly basis to ensure the program meets current clinical placement student needs, while working to exceed the programmatic clinical placement seat requirements to allow for program growth.
• Coordinate, evaluate, and supervise the program’s clinical operations.
• Respond in a timely manner to information request from internal and external stakeholders, upholding professional communication standards as defined by the institution.
• Provide student counseling and advising, as required.
• Maintain real-time student clinical records, including clinical hours and quarterly grades, affiliation agreements, and compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.
• Maintain and encourage valid evaluation of each student by clinical instructor, facility department managers, licensed professionals.
• Plan, coordinate and schedule student clinical rotations to align with curriculum, lesson plans, and program outcomes.
• Coordinate evaluations of clinical sites, faculty/student experiences, and/or performance.
• Evaluate and update performance objectives to ensure meaningful clinical learning experiences.
• Adhere to South College's Commitment to Behavior Standards.
• Adhere to all polices and guidelines established by the institution, school, department, affiliated partners, polices as described in the employee/faculty handbook, and any other directives and memoranda.
• Communicate and validate policy updates, procedural changes, and clinical requirements to clinical instructor.
• Ensure all students are prepared for each clinical rotation to provide a safe and professional learning environment, including any site-specific learning requirements prior to start.
• Participate in process improvement and demonstrate adaptability to drive efficiency to improve student outcomes.
• Conduct regular visits/rounding at clinical sites to provide instructor and student support to maintain strong academic partnerships.
• Coordinating clinical education with didactic education as assigned by the program director.
• Evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of clinical experiences for the concentration(s) students are enrolled in.
• Provide clinical instruction and document the evaluation and progression of clinical performance leading to clinical competence.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required in a related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Experience: Have documented experience in supervision, instruction, evaluation, student guidance and in educational theories and techniques. Minimum two years of clinical experience as a registered sonographer in the professional sonography field.
• Licensure: Possess the appropriate credential(s) specific to the concentration(s) that s/he is designated to coordinate.