Clinical Coordinator, LPN to RN Online Program

Allegany College of Maryland • Cumberland, MD

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About The Position

The Online LPN-RN Clinical Placement Coordinator assists online nursing students in meeting their clinical placement needs. The role helps obtain new clinical contracts, approves preceptors, verifies that clinical and prehospital requirements are met, notifies students and online faculty of contract and preceptor approvals, and maintains documentation of clinical placements. This job description is an addendum to the Faculty Job Description.

The position also has teaching responsibilities: three credits each in the Fall and Spring semesters and three credits in the summer, primarily teaching the Online Nursing Transitions course. Clinical coordination hours fulfill the other credit requirements. Other appropriate tasks may be assigned by the Director.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• At least two years of recent clinical experience.
• Registered Nurse, licensed or eligible for licensure in Maryland.
• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and clinical skills.
• Knowledge of educational and instructional technologies, including clinical facility platforms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational and time-management skills and the ability to work effectively with others.
• Knowledge of statistics and basic algebraic functions and concepts.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Previous teaching experience.
• Experience working directly with students.

Responsibilities

• Verify that clinical requirements are in place before students attend clinical experiences, including health compliance, background checks, drug screens, and clinical-platform requirements.
• Verify that current online nursing students comply with ACM Nursing Program requirements each semester.
• Advise the director, faculty, and students of pertinent clinical-placement information.
• Receive clinical agency requests from online students and ensure current clinical contracts are in place before clinical experiences.
• Review clinical contract files and help maintain an up-to-date master list, including facility contact information.
• Work with the Advising & Contract Specialist and Instructional Affairs to keep the contract list current and communicate about contracts that may need annual renewal.
• Work with students and clinical agency representatives to secure clinical preceptors.
• Review and approve preceptors, then notify students and preceptors of approval.
• Provide approved preceptors access to the preceptor website and other resources, and obtain and file Preceptor Orientation Acknowledgement Forms.
• Communicate students’ clinical sites and addresses, preceptor details, and completion status for required checks, health requirements, CPR, drug screens, and prehospital or facility onboarding to course faculty before each semester’s clinical work.
• Maintain files of approved preceptors, including their CVs and approval forms with approval dates and clinical areas.
• Teach three credits in each Fall and Spring semester and three credits in summer, primarily the Online Nursing Transitions course.
• Perform other appropriate tasks assigned by the Director.

Benefits

• Ample paid time off.
• Retirement options.
• Insurance options.
• On-site facilities.
• Opportunities to connect with the community, co-workers, and students.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level