Clinical Placement Coordinator

Western New Mexico University•Mission, NM

About The Position

Duties Build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with clinical placement sites throughout New Mexico and surrounding areas. Facilitate efficient placement of students in clinical placements. Maintain records and documentation related to student placements and compliance with regulations. Strong communication skills to interact effectively with students, faculty, and clinical placement site personnel. Develop memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and other agreements with clinical placement sites. Assist with student recruitment, application, orientation, and assessment for clinical education courses. Assist with evaluation of clinical components of all programs for the College of Education. Assist with establishment, maintenance, and revision of Clinical Education procedures and data management systems. Work with media/technology services departments to facilitate equipment used during student placements. Ability to communicate effectively across departments within the university, conveying information clearly to diverse audiences through written communication, presentations, and interpersonal interactions. Commitment to collaboration, teamwork, with demonstrated positive contribution to a collaborative work environment, promoting a culture of mutual respect and support among colleagues. Event management, plan and organize event activities and budget expenditures to celebrate student achievements, such as ceremonies and banquets. Flexibility and adaptability to work occasional evenings to support departmental student events and other programmatic activities as needed. Frequent travel to build and maintain relationships with clinical placement site personnel. Assist with accreditation. Participate in the process of ongoing personal and professional development. Travel to attend conferences and continuing education seminars relevant to clinical education. Represent the university at industry networking events to enhance clinical education program. Model professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy. Provide professional contributions within areas of expertise as appropriate. Participate in departmental and College committees and special projects. Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Strong communication skills
Commitment to collaboration, teamwork
Flexibility and adaptability to work occasional evenings to support departmental student events and other programmatic activities as needed.
Frequent travel to build and maintain relationships with clinical placement site personnel.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with clinical placement sites throughout New Mexico and surrounding areas.
Facilitate efficient placement of students in clinical placements.
Maintain records and documentation related to student placements and compliance with regulations.
Interact effectively with students, faculty, and clinical placement site personnel.
Develop memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and other agreements with clinical placement sites.
Assist with student recruitment, application, orientation, and assessment for clinical education courses.
Assist with evaluation of clinical components of all programs for the College of Education.
Assist with establishment, maintenance, and revision of Clinical Education procedures and data management systems.
Work with media/technology services departments to facilitate equipment used during student placements.
Communicate effectively across departments within the university.
Plan and organize event activities and budget expenditures to celebrate student achievements, such as ceremonies and banquets.
Assist with accreditation.
Participate in the process of ongoing personal and professional development.
Represent the university at industry networking events to enhance clinical education program.
Model professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy.
Provide professional contributions within areas of expertise as appropriate.
Participate in departmental and College committees and special projects.
Perform other duties as assigned.