Job Title

Clinical Placement Coordinator

Agency

Tarleton State University

Department

Department of Undergraduate Nursing

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Stephenville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

Drive student success and strengthen clinical partnerships as a key player in shaping the future of nursing education. Join the dynamic, energetic team at the School of Nursing as our next Clinical Placement Coordinator!

The Clinical Placement Coordinator plays a crucial role in supporting the School of Nursing by securing and managing clinical placements for students in both the baccalaureate and graduate programs. This position is responsible for fostering strong relationships with clinical placement facilities and working closely with nursing faculty to ensure successful student experiences. Key duties include coordinating and overseeing all aspects of student placements at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Clinical Learning and Simulation, this full-time, 12-month position is based at Tarleton’s main campus in Stephenville, Texas. Work hours: Mon-Fri; 8 AM-5 PM or as work requirements indicate. Requires the ability to teach and/or work remotely at the University’s discretion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Collaborates with simulation coordinator to facilitate clinical placement schedule and simulation-based experience schedule
•    Works directly with the agency's clinical educators (or designee) or uses agency-specific software platforms to request clinical placement for undergraduate and graduate programs.
•    Ensures student and faculty compliance with all agency requirements through the systems designated by clinical agencies and/or the SON's clinical management system (e.g., Project Concert).
•    Provide facility information to the Assistant Dean of Clinical Learning and Simulation to ensure clinical requests meet the SON's mission and goals, the Texas Board of Nurses, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) requirements for student clinical experiences
•   Collaborate with the Assistant Dean of Clinical Placement and Simulation to orient all faculty to general clinical affiliation agreements, required evaluation documents and repositories, and general clinical requirements and expectations of faculty.
•   Review students' documents annually and notify students of compliance status and needed documentation.
•    Maintain faculty and student orientation programs to meet specific clinical agency requirements.
•    Collaborate with course faculty and clinical instructor to ensure completion of clinical agency orientation requirements
•    Collect formal evaluations of student evaluations of their experience at the clinical site, student evaluations of clinical preceptors/faculty, and agency evaluations of their experiences of the SON.
•    Report outcomes of evaluation data to the Director of Assessment and Accreditation and Assistant Dean of Clinical Learning and Simulation.
•    Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Education – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience – Two years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

Experience with health information management

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

•    Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
•    Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication and customer service skills.
•    Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Zoom, Google, and other database applications.
•    Proficient with PC and Mac platforms with experience in MS Office and the ability to learn additional software programs, including clinical placement, SMART forms, and other Microsoft forms programs

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

•    High level of attention to detail.
•    Ability to create complex schedules.
•    Ability to work well within various types of teams.
•    Highly efficient organization and time management skills.
•    Ability to quickly learn new technologies and applications.
•    High comfort level with technology and schedule management.

Other Requirements or Other Factors:

•    This position is security-sensitive.
•    This position requires some work beyond regular work hours.
•    This position requires up to 25% intermittent travel.
•    This position requires compliance with Tarleton State University and SON Policies and Procedures.
•    All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injuring oneself or others in compliance with Tarleton State University safety requirements.

Registration, Certification, or Licensure:

None

Salary:

Commensurate with experience

Commensurate with experience with a target base salary range of $44,000 - $48,400 negotiable based on funding availability and candidate experience/skillset in relation to the minimum requirements of this position. Tarleton State University offers a career filled with purpose and opportunity in addition to competitive wages. As a compliment to wages and career, Tarleton offers the following benefits to full time and qualifying part time employees:

Educational Benefits - employee perks that help enrich, grow, and foster career and professional development:

• Family Education Benefit (Tuition Scholarship) - scholarship opportunities for Tarleton employees, their spouses, or their dependents available after only 6 months of continued full-time employment. Click the link to learn more about this incredible benefit!

• Doctoral Educational Assistance - Full-time budgeted employees at all A&M System Universities, Agencies, and System Offices are qualified for reimbursement of tuition and mandatory fees. Eligibility: This program is applicable to the pursuit of a first doctorate degree only to full-time, budgeted employees who have been in a position no less than 2 long semesters. Click the link for additional details!

Employee Health, Wellness, and Financial Planning

• Fully covered employee health insurance

• Reimbursement of Insurance Premium Deductions! The State of Texas contributes to eligible employees’ insurance coverages as of the 1st day of the month following 60 days of employment in an eligible position. For those who elect coverage PRIOR to the first of the month after 60 days of employment, Tarleton State University will reimburse employees the State contribution towards health coverage during those first 60 days.

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Retirement and Insurance programs

Paid Leave

Tarleton offers one of the greatest PTO packages in the area!

• Paid sick leave - accrue 8 hours per month!

• Holiday pay

• Vacation - available after 6 months of employment!

• Longevity pay

• Paid Birthday Leave - Tarleton State University awards all leave-eligible employees paid time off for their birthday!

Other

• Complimentary tickets to all Athletic and Performing Fine Arts events

• Employee Wellness Release Time

• Staff Gym Membership Discount with Campus Recreation

• and other Tarleton Discounts

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit a completed application for consideration. Initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.

Application Procedure:

During the application process applicants have one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents and Submit the application. Applicants will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once the application materials have been submitted via "Submit" action.

Employment applications must include:

• Completed online application

• Cover Letter / Letter of Interest addressing qualifications

• Curriculum Vitae or Resume

• At least 3 current professional references and their full contact information

Applications received by Tarleton State University must have all job application data entered.  Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.  “See resume” is not an acceptable entry in the job application.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.