Nursing Clinical Coordinator & Instructor

About the Role

As the Nursing Clinical Coordinator Instructor, you'll play an important role in shaping the next generation of nurses. Working closely with students, faculty, the department chair, and community partners, you will help nursing students develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to care for patients during vulnerable moments. This Masters Prepared RN will be assigned clinical instruction approximately 2 shifts per week.

The remainder of time will be spent organizing, managing, and facilitating clinical arrangements and student documentation for the Concordia College Nursing Department with partnering clinical agencies. Creating the clinical schedules for each course which includes requesting clinical placements and updating clinical programs as needed throughout the semester, along with practicum placements, is a major responsibility.

Additionally, the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Instructor serves as the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) program liaison and coordinator, substance abuse program manager, and other departmental duties as assigned.

What You'll Do

• Provide clinical instruction and evaluation based on departmental needs in areas of general nursing and the individual’s professional nursing experience.
• Approximately one to two clinical days per week per semester may be assigned.
• Create the clinical schedules for each course which includes requesting clinical placements and updating clinical programs as needed throughout the semester along with practicum placements.
• Collect and verify student documentation including personal health data, immunizations and vaccinations, liability and health insurance, criminal background checks, etc. Oversee background checks and substance abuse-testing program as a part of ongoing clinical documentation.
• Serve as the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) program liaison, coordinator, and proctor.
• Collaborate with the Director of Institutional Effectiveness to complete student evaluations of clinical team members and provide results to course coordinators.
• Communicate effectively with the nursing department’s faculty and staff along with our clinical partners.
• Update clinical partner agreements.
• Coordinate annual CPR certification.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

You'll Thrive Here if You

• Enjoy clinical education, building relationships and working collaboratively with people across an organization.
• Take pride in staying organized and following through on details while balancing changing priorities.
• Look for ways to solve problems, improve processes, and make work easier for others.