Director, Nursing Clinical Education

Stevenson University•Owings Mills, MD

About The Position

The Director, Nursing Clinical Education is a 12-month staff position that works collaboratively with nursing faculty, staff, and administration to support clinical education for all nursing students in the Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions (SNHP). The Director oversees clinical activities, including securing clinical contracts and affiliation agreements, arranging student clinical experiences, and hiring and evaluating clinical supervisors. The role serves as a point of contact for clinical partners and as a liaison among students, clinical facilities, clinical supervisors, faculty, and nursing leadership. It collaborates with the clinical placement team to facilitate and oversee placements, manages clinical supervisors, and coordinates clinical orientations for students and supervisors. The position also provides managerial oversight of nursing skills laboratories and assists the Nursing Lab Manager with clinical competency testing and remediation, while supervising the Clinical Placement Specialist. It may include up to six contact hours of teaching or clinical supervision per fiscal year. The Director works with program administrators and the Chief Nurse Administrator to oversee on- and off-campus clinical experiences, support accreditation and regulatory compliance, maintain clinical agreements and documentation, and collect and report program data.

Responsibilities

Oversee all aspects of student on- and off-campus clinical practice experiences in collaboration with Nursing Academic Program Administrators and the Chief Nurse Administrator.
Determine clinical placement needs for each academic term based on course offerings and student enrollment.
Manage the clinical placement team, including providing work direction and development opportunities and evaluating performance.
Submit and monitor clinical placement requests with the Clinical Placement Specialist according to facility deadlines.
Assign students to clinical groups and appropriately consider approved religious, athletic, and other accommodations.
Serve as the first point of contact for clinical-related student issues, including make-up and remediation needs, involving course faculty or an Academic Program Administrator as appropriate.
Plan and implement student clinical remediation and document student performance according to department policy and procedure.
Ensure clinical supervisors, faculty, and students meet medical, background-check, and CPR certification requirements, and maintain accurate clinical documentation records.
Coordinate clinical orientation for faculty and orientation for Clinical Supervisors upon hire and annually.
Coordinate pre-semester activities for students entering clinical courses and oversee dosage exams and ATI live review activities.
Source and secure clinical sites that support program learning objectives and manage clinical affiliation agreements through facility and university processes.
Manage clinical contracts and maintain legal documents, ensuring contracts and Letters of Agreement are current, valid, and compliant, including appropriate insurance coverage.
Oversee the database of clinical affiliation agreements, expiration dates, requirements, and facility contacts.
Hire, onboard, orient, and evaluate Clinical Supervisors, and maintain an updated roster of supervisors and their assigned facilities.
Conduct clinical site visits to nurture clinical relationships and evaluate Clinical Supervisors and student learning experiences.
Manage nursing skills laboratories with the Nursing Lab Manager, including inventory, pricing, ordering, supplies, equipment, and open laboratory sessions.
Support the nursing curriculum by developing, coordinating, and conducting supplemental laboratory skills sessions with department faculty and staff.
Share responsibility with the Chief Nurse Administrator for continued CCNE nursing program accreditation and compliance with Maryland Board of Nursing regulations and requirements.
Work with Academic Program Administrators, the Nursing Lab Manager, and simulation faculty to set and manage clinical laboratory and simulation schedules each semester.
Identify and vet technology and software to enhance clinical practice education.
Collect and analyze clinical placement, ATI achievement, and NCLEX pass-rate data, and report findings to SNHP leadership as requested.
Promote a campus culture that values inclusion, equity, diversity, and excellence.
Lead planning and execution of the nursing pinning ceremony with the SNHP leadership team and faculty.
Serve on at least one CCNE Working Group.
Supervise the Clinical Placement Specialist.
Provide up to six contact hours of teaching or clinical supervision per fiscal year, as applicable.