Clinical Coordinator, School of Nursing

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Clinical Coordinator, School of Nursing Rasmussen University Online/Remote The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for securing, maintaining, and evaluating clinical sites for diverse and robust programs within the School of Nursing. The Clinical Coordinator promotes and supports the vision and mission of the Nursing program at the University. The incumbent is expected to establish and maintain professional relationships inside and outside of the organization, regularly representing the University and the core values of the organization, regularly representing the University and the core values of the organization.

Build relationships with health care facilities and potential adjunct faculty. Collaborate with Dean of Nursing, Area Dean of Nursing, or Regional Dean of Nursing to identify clinical experiences that are evidence-based; reflect contemporary practices and nationally established patient health and safety goals; and support the achievement of the end-of-program student learning outcomes. Review written agreements for clinical practice agencies to ensure they are current, specify expectations for all parties, and ensure the protection of students. Review evaluation findings related to clinical experiences and report them to the Dean of Nursing, Area Dean of Nursing, or Regional Dean of Nursing. Collect, document and store all required student programmatic paperwork according to University and programmatic policies. Assist with the clinical course scheduling as directed by Nursing Deans. Collaborate with the campus staff to assign student clinical placement and collect required documentation. Track and maintain all community-based activities in Sales Force as appropriate, utilizing the Clinical Tracking Tool as the primary database for clinical activities and documents of record. Work collaboratively across program, school, and campus in order to maximize community clinical relationships for Rasmussen stakeholders. Participate in campus, community and professional events to represent Rasmussen University to students, professional organizations, community partners, and other relevant constituencies within the communities. Student Support (25%) Assist students with clarification of clinical attendance requirements of the program. Maintain and monitor active, clinical partnership agreements in order to ensure sustained and non-interrupted student access to sites. Work collaboratively with the Rasmussen legal and compliance team to ensure a going concern of contracts and agreements. Curriculum (25%) Assist Dean with data collection related to the achievement of the end-of-program student learning outcomes directly related to clinical learning experiences.