Externship Coordinator

West Coast University•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

The Externship Coordinator coordinates, facilitates, and supervises externship training, including students’ transition from classroom work to externship and graduation in preparation for placements. The role locates, maintains, and acquires externship sites and contracts; schedules and supervises student assignments; advises students; and provides classroom instruction aligned with program objectives. The coordinator also helps students and graduates find meaningful entry-level employment in healthcare by guiding job searches, teaching workshops, critiquing resumes, and assisting with interviews and career opportunities. The position provides customer service to current and graduating students in keeping with the college’s mission and purpose.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent.
Graduate of a program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the specialty field or subject area taught.

Responsibilities

Establish, acquire, and maintain externship-site contracts using the approved college agreement; maintain accurate site information and track agreement expiration and termination dates, initiating renewals in a timely manner.
Maintain ongoing contact with local employers to identify externship opportunities and research and develop new sites.
Build and enhance employer relationships, facilitate student employment opportunities, and support positive long-term relationships.
Work with externship staff to clarify facility-specific policies and procedures.
Place the predetermined number of students each week into local externship opportunities and meet established extern-to-placement conversion goals.
Maintain department policies and procedures; attend required in-services and meetings.
Maintain confidentiality of student, associate, and college information as required.
Advise students about externship-site choices and assign students to sites as appropriate.
Monitor externship sites through phone or on-site visits; mediate conflicts, establish learning objectives, and determine and record attendance concerns.
Track externship attendance and ensure assignments are completed as required by the program.
Coordinate observation, instruction, and evaluation of students’ learning and practical skills, including direct observation of skills in the applicable setting.
Inform externship staff of student objectives in each program area.
Confirm with externship staff that placements are effective and students are progressing toward mutually established objectives and satisfactory performance.
Coordinate, facilitate, and supervise externship training and students’ transition from classroom work to externship and graduation.
Schedule and supervise externship assignments, advise students, and provide classroom instruction in accordance with program objectives.
Guide students through the job-search process, including workshops and resume critiques.
Provide customer service to current and graduating students.
Coordinate and assist graduates with job interviews and entry-level healthcare career opportunities.