Clinical Coordinator, School of Nursing

Mount Saint Mary's University • Emmitsburg, MD

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About The Position

The Clinical Coordinator provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of clinical education experiences across the BSN curriculum. Working collaboratively with program leadership and faculty, the coordinator ensures that clinical learning experiences support course and program outcomes, AACN Essentials, CCNE accreditation standards, and Maryland Board of Nursing requirements. The coordinator serves as the primary liaison between the nursing program and clinical partners and is responsible for securing, scheduling, and evaluating clinical placements that support student achievement and readiness for professional nursing practice.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in Maryland or eligibility for Maryland licensure.
• Minimum of five years of clinical nursing experience.
• Experience in nursing education, clinical instruction, or academic administration.
• Knowledge of pre-licensure nursing curriculum and clinical education requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience coordinating clinical placements in a BSN program.
• Knowledge of CCNE accreditation standards and AACN Essentials.
• Experience with clinical contracts, agency partnerships, and compliance tracking systems.
• Demonstrated success working collaboratively with faculty and healthcare partners.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with healthcare agencies, community organizations, and clinical partners.
• Identify, develop, and secure clinical placements that support program enrollment and curricular needs.
• Coordinate affiliation agreements and monitor contract renewals.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between clinical agencies and the nursing program.
• Monitor agency requirements, regulatory changes, and clinical placement availability.
• Meet regularly with course faculty to identify clinical learning needs for each nursing course.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical placements support course objectives, level-specific competencies, and program outcomes.
• Coordinate placements aligned with specialty requirements, including adult health, maternal-newborn, pediatric, mental health, community health, leadership, and capstone courses, as directed by course faculty.
• Work with faculty to address gaps in clinical experiences and develop alternative learning opportunities when needed.
• Support clinical faculty in planning experiences that promote clinical judgment, person-centered care, quality and safety, interprofessional collaboration, population health, and professional identity formation.
• Facilitate clinical placement scheduling with healthcare agencies and communicate placement availability and requirements to course faculty.
• Maintain records of clinical placements, clinical hours, and agency utilization.
• Ensure student and faculty compliance with requirements, including immunizations, background checks, drug screening, CPR certification, licensure verification, and agency-specific onboarding.
• Maintain documentation required by clinical agencies, institutional policies, and regulatory bodies.
• Collect and analyze data on clinical placement effectiveness, student learning experiences, agency satisfaction, and faculty feedback.
• Participate in systematic program evaluation and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with faculty to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of clinical learning environments.
• Assist with implementing improvement strategies based on outcome data and stakeholder feedback.
• Support compliance with Maryland Board of Nursing regulations concerning clinical education.
• Participate in preparing reports and documentation for CCNE accreditation and state approval processes.
• Assist in demonstrating alignment of clinical experiences with AACN Essentials, program outcomes, and curriculum objectives.

Benefits

• Annual leave, holidays, and sick leave.
• Tuition remission for graduate and undergraduate courses at Mount St. Mary’s University.
• Employer-sponsored retirement contribution.
• Paid time off program.

What This Job Offers

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