FT Clinical Facilitator

Education Affiliates•Denver, CO

12d

About The Position

The position plans, schedules, and assigns nursing students to each clinical rotation and provides ongoing clinical faculty oversight to clinical sites. Responsibilities also include coordinating clinical experiences, engaging in public relations activities to ensure positive and professional working relationships are maintained with current clinical placement sites, and actively seeking new clinical sites for future student placements. The Clinical Facilitator completes clinical call sheets when site visits occur that are logged into a Master Monthly Status Report to demonstrate ongoing clinical oversight has occurred for the term. In addition to the primary role of regional clinical oversight, the Clinical Facilitator is also responsible for teaching the didactic portion of one course per term. This position reports to the Dean and Director of Clinical Placement.

Requirements

Unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Colorado
Minimum of a Master’s Degree in Nursing
Minimum of one year of didactic or clinical nursing teaching experience
Current CPR certification as a health care provider
Successful completion of a criminal background check
An unencumbered Colorado driver’s license
Auto insurance with a copy on file in the business office
Current clinical nursing knowledge within area of specialty and ongoing maintenance of clinical competency
Minimum of three years of recent clinical experience in area of specialty
Ability to communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and through learning technologies such as computers and e-mail
Ability to work effectively with clinical agencies, staff, faculty, and students as a member of a team

Nice To Haves

A terminal degree or active pursuit of a terminal degree is preferred

Responsibilities

Ascertain the clinical needs of faculty and students
Facilitate orientation for clinical faculty through Orientation personnel
Facilitate education by assisting students with individual clinical needs
Maintain a schedule for faculty and students to demonstrate and explain specific clinical requirements
Coordinate resources for faculty
Supervise the preparation of materials related to clinical sites, faculty, and agency requirements
Supervise designated faculty member in follow-up on clinical faculty and students in clinical sites
Participate in the documentation and meetings with students who have unsatisfactory progress in the clinical area
Maintain clear and timely communication with clinical site coordinators
Participate in preparing the annual budget for clinical faculty needs
Coordinate communication with clinical faculty and students in clinical areas
Establish clinical sites sufficient to provide students with clinical experiences required to meet graduate competencies and outcomes
Organize the administration of and follow-up on student and faculty clinical evaluations
Participate in faculty committee activities related to the revision and updating of clinical course objectives
Participate in student advising related to clinical experiences
Active member of standing College Committees
Performs duties as assigned by the Dean of Nursing or Director of Clinical Placement