Clinical Coordinator, Nursing, LCC

Flathead Valley Community College•Libby, MT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in partnership with Nursing program faculty responsible for planning, coordinating, and facilitating education interventions and the instruction of associate degree (RN) students in the FVCC nursing lab, on the LCC campus, and at clinical sites in Libby and the surrounding community.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Nursing degree from an accredited program
A minimum of three years of experience in nursing in areas such as medical/surgical, gerontology, maternal child, psychiatric, or community health nursing
A minimum of one year of training, teaching or precepting experience in a nursing program or healthcare facility, or completed coursework in teaching methods, curriculum development, testing and evaluation
Current unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Montana
Current Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
Valid Montana driver’s license with insurable driving record, OR ability to obtain license by start date
Ability to travel within Montana when necessary

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program.
Two years or more of completed course work in curriculum development, principles and methods of teaching, and measurement and evaluation of learner outcomes.
Two years of teaching experience in a nursing program.
One year of experience working in a simulation/lab setting.
Certifications: Basic Life Support Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Responsibilities

Serves as professional role model to students.
Provides instructional support and functions in a nursing lab environment under the guidance of nursing faculty.
Works with students individually and in small groups to demonstrate procedures and use of equipment and materials.
Participates in clinical instruction for NRSG clinical and lab courses as needed.
Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates instructional materials in assigned areas of nursing lab and clinical teaching.
Provides or recommends support and assistance for students having difficulty in achieving course objectives (individual meetings with faculty, tutoring, etc.).
Maintains supply usage records and monitors equipment check-outs as directed.
Troubleshoots equipment problems in collaboration with Kalispell campus Lab Coordinator.
Advises appropriate person in the case of malfunctioning equipment.
Orders inventory equipment and supplies in collaboration with Kalispell Lab Coordinator.
Coordinates and maintains simulation manikins in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions in collaboration with the Kalispell Lab Coordinator.
Communicates via email, phone and/or in person with nurse educators and/or placement coordinators in hospitals and clinics to develop clinical placement sites.
Coordinates with director/faculty to determine the numbers of student placements needed at each semester, level, and type of experience needed ( e.g. Peds, OB, Med-Surg, etc.)
Identifies facility requirements at each clinical placement location, such as orientation and electronic medical record (EHR) training, and communicate these clinical entry requirements to faculty and student groups in a timely manner.
Keep a record of clinical entry requirements, updating them as required.
Follows individual facility process for requests for groups of students and for precepted positions and meets facility deadlines.
Develops clinical schedules for each clinical course in coordination with faculty for the course.
Confirms placements with nurse educators/placement coordinators in hospitals and clinical sites by timely follow up communication, and confirms with Nursing Program Director, and course faculty.
Attends meetings with clinical site leaders regarding clinical placements as directed.
Instructs student nurses in the theoretical and clinical aspects of the practice of nursing in the clinical setting under the direction of the nursing director or faculty.
Consults with Nursing Program Director and faculty in developing clinical learning opportunities that meet the outcomes for the nursing program.
Instructs students and facilitates discussions about accepted methods of evidenced based nursing practice including professional aspects of nursing, theories of physiology and psychodynamics, assessment, nursing interventions, medical, surgical and other health treatments (such as observing and recording symptoms and applying principles of asepsis and antisepsis, etc.).
Interacts and collaborates with nursing service personnel to enhance learning experience in nursing unit or community.
Supervises care provided by a group of students (usually 3-5 students in a group) while they complete their clinical rotation in assigned areas.
Collaborates with the faculty to assign students to patients and observes performance in actual nursing situations.
Makes systematic observations and objective judgments about student performance; p rovides input on clinical paperwork to determine student achievement; maintains necessary records to document student progress.
Assists students through observational and participative experiences to apply nursing theory, the nursing process and nursing techniques in clinical settings.
Counsels students on educational and related problems; facilitates problem solving process; offers advice and assistance as deemed necessary with input from lead faculty.
Maintains and updates student and other administrative files.
Makes recommendations to the Nursing Program Director and faculty in developing curriculum content and improved teaching and nursing techniques.
Promotes patient and student safety.
Participates in related training, workshops, and professional development for personal and professional growth.
Maintains office hours according to FVCC policies.
Attends meetings and participates in student and/or program assessment as directed
Remains current in practices, trends and research related to areas of assignment
Cross trains to perform other departmental and team functions; backfills for staff as needed
Actively participates in the development of a climate that promotes and supports innovation and efforts to continuously improve services to students, faculty, and the College
Creates and maintains a collaborative and collegial environment with colleagues and maintains effective working relationships
Maintains professional ethics and confidentiality of students in accordance with applicable laws and policies
Advances the mission of FVCC by serving on or convening committees and contributing in the community in college-related activities
Performs other duties as assigned