Clinical Coordinator for Undergraduate Nursing

Position Title:

Clinical Coordinator for Undergraduate Nursing

Time Type:

Full time

Position Summary and Qualifications:

The Clinical Coordinator for undergraduate nursing is responsible for providing oversight of the clinical experiences and clinical planning for all pre-licensure nursing programs. The coordinator will work collaboratively with Nursing faculty to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes are met for all students. The coordinator will provide dedicated and intentional oversight of all clinical affiliates and assure that all clearance and compliance documentation is current and in compliance with affiliation agreements. This position reports to the Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Nursing.

This is a 12-month staff position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: (ability to perform with or without reasonable accommodations)

• Promotes and contributes to the enhancement of Saint Joseph’s University high high-performing learner-centered environment.

• Serves as liaison to all clinical agencies for undergraduate nursing. This includes setting up student and faculty accounts, reviewing attestation statements, compiling health records/clearances/confidentiality forms, communicating schedules to clinical sites, and overseeing the process for badge access/special directions for each site.

• Provides oversight of clinical compliance with vital document and clearance system.

• Monitors nursing and health programs faculty compliance with credentials, background, drug screen, and required health screenings and immunizations for each clinical site.

• Communicates clinical needs with each clinical agency every semester.

• Determines clinical site utilization for all pre-licensure programs every semester.

• Revises and posts clinical site evaluations in all clinical courses.

• Collaborates with the Program Director to prepare a master clinical schedule each semester.

• Collaborate with the Program Director and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Nursing to determine faculty needs for clinical sites and simulation.

• Maintains policies and procedures related to student clearances and education requirements specific to each clinical site.

• Coordinates clinical orientation for faculty and students according to clinical partner requirements.

• Coordinates orientation and continuing education programming for clinical practitioner educators (clinical adjunct faculty). 

• Attend meetings off campus with stakeholders and academic/clinical partners. 

• Participates in clinical site visits as directed.

• Collaborates with Human Resources and nursing leadership in the faculty hiring process. 

• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participates in faculty meetings and University committees, as appropriate.

• Provides service to the University. 

• In collaboration with the supervisor, identifies goals in relation to professional development.

Education Requirements: 

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or other health-related field

• Current RN license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or professional licensure as appropriate to the discipline

Minimum Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully…..

• Must have two (2) years of relevant nursing or healthcare experience

• Must have excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

• Advanced organizational skills 

• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with stakeholders

• High level of proficiency with Google Suite, Excel, Adobe, and other database management.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience with Exxat or Castle Branch

• Prior experience with academic nursing

• Prior experience with scheduling platforms

Saint Joseph’s University is a private, Catholic, Jesuit institution and we expect members of our community to be knowledgeable about – and to make a positive contribution to – our mission. Saint Joseph’s University is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to recruit, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce. The University is committed to the diversity of its faculty and staff so that our students, our disciplines and our community as a whole can benefit from the multiple perspectives it offers. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. EOE

Saint Joseph’s University prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in its programs and activities, including admission and employment, in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Title IX Coordinator is responsible for overseeing compliance with Title IX and other civil rights laws and regulations. To contact the Title IX Coordinator, e-mail titleix@sju.edu, visit Campion Student Center suite 243, or call 610-660-1145. To learn more about the University’s Title IX policies, the process for filing a report or formal complaint of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, or other form of sexual misconduct, and the University’s response to reports and/or formal complaints, please visit www.sju.edu/titleix. Inquiries may also be directed to the Federal agency responsible for enforcing Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.