College of Nursing - Clinical Placement Coordinator

Sacred Heart University•Fairfield, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Placement Coordinator (CPC) is is responsible for overseeing the overall clinical placement operations/processes (planning, developing, coordinating, and maintaining) of the MSN and FNP/DNP programs for the Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing. This is a staff campus-based position. This is not a faculty position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required. A health-related major is preferred.
Current knowledge of the health care industry.
Demonstrates initiative and ability to self-organize within established priorities.
Excellent time management and organizational skills, and attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills, including writing, speaking, and oral presentations.
Ability to demonstrate proficiency with relevant software applications: Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Teams).
Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at a time.
Adheres to confidentiality and security requirements, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities

Secure clinical placements and practice experiences.
Develop and implement strategies to secure placements and preceptors.
Support Advanced Practice Nursing Clinical Partnership Manager on potential partnership leads & opportunities.
Maintain an updated preceptor database for each program.
Provide relevant reminders to students regarding deadline dates.
Collaborate regarding program needs with the Program Directors and Assistant Program Directors.
Collaborate with the Clinical Contract and Compliance Coordinator on securing affiliation agreements for programs.
Update and maintain accurate student records and correspondence.
Utilize and support utilization of EValue database.
Work with the Clinical Placement Program Assistant to help facilitate payroll stipends for preceptors.
Communicate with students regarding clinical changes and/or clinical geographical requests.
Notify the clinical agency, preceptor, and clinical faculty of any student's need to delay or interrupt clinical.
Develop, revise, and update forms as needed that are used to communicate with agencies and preceptors.
Assist students with clinical onboarding for their upcoming rotations.
Complete Preceptor Thank You & Attestation Letters.
Crosstrain to the Clinical Placement Compliance Coordinator & other Clinical Placement Coordinator Personnel.
Additional tasks are performed as assigned by the Program Directors.