Clinical Site Coordinator

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Salary Range

$68,000.00 - $120,500.00

Overview Reporting to the Director of the Clinical Support Unit, the clinical site coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of clinical placements for nursing students, including identifying suitable sites, negotiating agreements, and ensuring compliance with clinical requirements and regulations. Principal Responsibilities: Improves, broadens, and preserves the pool of high-quality clinical placement opportunities. Proactively seeks out and forms collaborative partnerships with emerging regional healthcare providers, alumni, and other stakeholders to augment the diversity and quantity of clinical sites. Responsible for coordinating, establishing, evaluating, and maintaining site placements with faculty for nursing student clinical experience. Ensures appropriate, quality clinical experiences for students in the School of Nursing based on specified requirements, goals, and practice specialty. Recruits new clinical sites and maintains collaborative relationships and operating protocols with existing clinical sites preceptors in conjunction with the Clinical Support Unit. Participates with clinical support unit and faculty in clinical scheduling, and site visits. Meets regularly with preceptor liaisons, and clinical support unit team to support and promote objectives of the clinical support unit. Provides consultation and recommendation on selection of sites and contractual implications. Maintains the preceptor database and communicates information about clinical agency needs and specific contractual requirements to faculty and staff. Works closely with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the Business Office to coordinate legal review of documents, ensuring that all financial and risk management implications are identified, reviewed, and addressed. Maintains good communication with the clinical agency as the contract is negotiated. Participates in contract negotiations and finalization. Ensures that final documents are received and are complete. Collaborates closely with OGC on matters concerning state nursing regulatory bodies (such as boards of nursing), addressing any discrepancies or uncertainties in statutes and rules related to licensure and educational activities outside of Connecticut. Under the guidance of OGC, prepare and submit applications for new state authorization approvals and exemptions as required. Maintain accurate records of all state authorization approvals and exemptions. Assures that clinical contracts are in place for each site and each student. Required Skills and Abilities 1. Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal and networking skills. Strong organizational skills and attention to accuracy, detail and follow-through. Ability to work independently, multi-task, use good judgment, work under pressure and meet deadlines. 2. Superior customer service orientation. Demonstrated ability to negotiate, creatively problem solve and interact within diverse agency settings. Demonstrated history of positive attitude and collaborative work with diverse populations in team environment approach. 3. Proficient computer skills and demonstrated knowledge of data management information systems, such as eValue. 4. Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and follow schedules. Preferred Education, Experience and Skills Master's degree in relevant field; experience with interagency communication and contract negotiation.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Enhances and expands the number and quality of clinical placement sites available to nursing students. Takes initiative to identify and collaboratively partner with new regional health care providers, alumni and other interested parties to increase the placement site base. 2. Responsible for coordinating, establishing, evaluating and maintaining site placements with faculty for nursing student clinical experience. Ensures appropriate, quality clinical experiences for students in the School of Nursing based on specified requirements, goals and practice specialty. 3. Develops new clinical site recruitment, collaborative relationships with existing site preceptors; Participates with faculty in clinical scheduling, clinical contacts and site visits. 4. Provides consultation and recommendation on selection of sites and contractual implications. Keeps an up to date database and communicates information about clinical agency needs and any specific contractual requirements to faculty and staff to foster productive and ongoing clinical placement relationships. 5. Conducts first level program reviews of all new incoming clinical contracts sent by clinical agencies; Works closely with the Division Chair and the Office of General Counsel to coordinate the legal review of the documents, and maintain good communication with the clinical agency as the contract is negotiated. Participates in contract negotiations and finalization. Ensures that final documents are received and are complete. 6. Works closely with the Business Office as required to ensure all financial and risk management implications are identified, reviewed and addressed. 7. Directs the recruitment of new clinical agency sites and preceptors. Visits potential agencies to evaluate resources, available preceptors, client population served, clinic mission and goals and range of clinical services provided. Makes recommendations regarding best use of site to faculty. 8. Develops and maintains operating protocols for site recruitment and visits. Maintains and evaluates current clinical sites. Monitors trends in preceptor/site strengths and concerns across all specialties. 9. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Bachelor's Degree in relevant field and four years related experience in a health care or educational setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

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