CE Clinical Coordinator - Nursing

Collin County Community College

Primary Location

4800 Preston Park Boulevard, Plano, Texas, 75093

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Job Summary

Facilitate clinical learning experiences for students in continuing education nursing classes. Ensure all requirements for clinical site placement are met. Assist the assistant director – continuing education health and wellness with new and existing affiliation agreements, clinical site relationships and placement, clinical compliance, clinical instruction for cohorts, student recruitment, and any student issues that may arise.

Required Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Follow mandated guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nursing (ACEN), Texas State Board of Nursing, and DFW Hospital Council to ensure all mandated requirements are met for clinical experiences.

  • Ensure all student and instructor guidelines/requirements are met and appropriately documented for clinical site placement, including providing documentation of mandatory requirements to clinical site partners. Utilize the Centralized Clinical Placement System (CCPS) or equivalent system used by clinical site partners to ensure clinical needs are requested, and requirements are met.

  • Coordinate clinical training by maintaining relationships with clinical facilities; pursuing new clinical agreements to ensure effective student clinical experiences; ensuring clinical contracts are reviewed and current; conducting and reporting clinical site evaluations; and developing and maintaining clinical rotation schedules.

  • Teach clinical skills at an affiliated clinical site to cohorts of up to 10-12 students. Payment per course is at a per-head rate.

  • Collaborate with instructors to explore opportunities to improve student learning experiences and provide recommendations as appropriate toward student instructional materials.

  • Assist the assistant director – continuing education health and wellness to ensure that minimum required competencies and contact hours for each student are met at the assigned clinical rotations and that records of student clinical performance, attendance, and other records pertaining to clinical training are maintained for each student.

  • Assist the assistant director – continuing education health and wellness with course recruitment and promotion to positively impact enrollment and clinical partner placements.

Supplemental Functions

  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Perform all duties to maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and core values.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of nursing
  • Knowledge of guidelines for the profession of nursing as set forth by the Accreditation Council on Education in Nursing (ACEN) or equivalent program accreditor, The Texas Board of Nursing, and/or the D/FW Hospital Council
  • Knowledge of clinical student education requirements in healthcare facilities (e.g. hospitals, clinics, etc.)
  • Organizational skills
  • Evaluation skills
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Computer skills
  • Assessment skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Data entry skills
  • Ability to provide feedback for program and student improvement
  • Ability to revise and update curriculum
  • Ability to maintain professional relationships

Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work. Positions in this class typically include talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions, plus stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching. Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Occasional physical effort required.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited institution and five (5) years of experience as a registered nurse with at least two (2) years of clinical nursing care experience. Familiarity of managing clinical site placements for a pre-licensed nursing education program.

Licenses and Certifications

Current and unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the State Board of Texas is required.

American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification for Health Care Providers.

This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College in its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required & Preferred Qualifications (if applicable)

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

*This is a Security Sensitive position. Therefore candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.*

Employment Type

Part time

Compensation

Per Adjunct Faculty and CE Instructor Rates

For any employment questions, please contact HR at (972) 985-3783 or send an email to: ***email_hidden***

Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.