Nursing Clinical Coordinator

Overview and Responsibilities

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is seeking candidates who are eager to contribute to its Lasallian Catholic mission of awakening, nurturing, and empowering learners to ethical lives of service and leadership. We invite individuals to help transform lives through education, inspired by the Catholic Intellectual Tradition’s quest to understand the human experience through faith and reason and its embrace of all who are dedicated to learning from one another through authentic conversations in search of the truth. We are especially interested in and give preference to candidates who demonstrate a vision to create and nurture initiatives that will advance our mission within the scope of their duties and who will foster a culture of dialogue that, with respect for all people, supports the search for meaning and purpose in pursuit of excellence.

Job Description

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, the Nursing Clinical Coordinator (NCC) will facilitate the clinical learning experiences for the BSN program.  The NCC will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the clinical partnership, clinical placement requests, and clinical shift scheduling.  The NCC will professionally interface with several major healthcare organizations throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and other states on behalf of the program and students. The NCC also works closely with the Nursing Department Coordinator to ensure all students and faculty meet credentialing requirements. This position is critical in helping the BSN program meet its mission of preparing compassionate, competent, and professional nurses through a transformative and holistic curriculum.

Annual Range: $45k - $50k

Position Responsibilities

Clinical Partnerships: 

• Maintaining compliance with multiple healthcare system affiliation agreements and site regulations to ensure they are accurate and up to date. 
• Collaborate with the University General Counsel for new or updated contracts. 
• Maintain accurate Clinical Partner Files with meeting minutes and key notes.
• Coordinate and participate in clinical site visits to each site on an annual basis with the Director of Nursing
• Nurture Academic-Practice Partnerships with Clinical Partners ensuring they are invited to the Nursing Blessing Ceremony, Pinning Ceremony, and other important events.  

Clinical Requests, Onboarding, and Scheduling: 

• Collect and maintain an accurate Clinical Database
• Request clinical placements in collaboration with the Director of Nursing. Utilize multiple clinical request systems to ensure clinical shifts are requested in a timely and organized manner. 
• Communicate with nursing education coordinators for various clinical partners to identify additional clinical opportunities.
• Once clinical rotations are approved, create a student schedule assigning students to shifts for the semester.  Ensure to check athletics or other common conflicts when scheduling and coordinate with appropriate contacts.
• Coordinate and communicate with students and faculty about site-specific onboarding that needs to be completed prior to the start of the rotation.
• Arrange to collect site-specific ID badges and return at the end of the semester.
• Update the Clinical Site One-Pagers to include accurate information and student schedule.  Share with appropriate clinical sites.
• Coordinate with clinical faculty to make sure they have the opportunity for orientation to clinical sites, proper EHR access, SMU scrubs, etc.  Serve as the liaison between the clinical site and clinical faculty.
• Facilitate Clinical Orientation at the beginning of each semester for each clinical rotation in collaboration with the clinical faculty and Director of Nursing. 

Student Credentialing: 

• Oversee the Nursing Department Coordinator for general routine credentialing
• Communicate with the Nursing Department Coordinator for site-specific or student-specific processes and exceptions.
• Oversee student onboarding process for each clinical site.
• Facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of credentialing processes and procedures

Administrative Responsibilities

• Clear, ongoing communication with Director of Nursing via written, and verbal methods, including the willingness to communicate in the evening and on weekends when needed,
• Attend nursing department meetings
• Participates in meetings and events as required

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Appreciation for a student-centered approach to higher education
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Outstanding communication skills with diverse stakeholders
• Strong written communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Experience and strong aptitude with word processing, spreadsheet, email, database, and file management technologies.  Any experience with clinical simulation technology is highly valued
• Ability to show initiative, self-direction, and independence in job duties
• Strong desire to collaborate as part of the Nursing Department team
• Creativity in identifying resources and solutions for problems
• Flexibility to adapt to the ever changing demands each day brings
• Serves and protects the program by adhering to professional standards; facility policies and procedures; and federal, state, and local requirements
• Self-direction and ability to work with minimal supervision

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; commensurate professional experience may be substituted. 
• Experience in office, administrative, or customer service positions preferred. 
• Experience in a healthcare related field preferred, but not required.
• All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check

Application Requirements

Apply online at https://www.smumn.edu/about/offices-services/human-resources/employment-opportunities/ and include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota believes inclusion and human dignity contributes to a robust academic and work environment and is critical to achieving the University's mission in an increasingly diverse society. Individuals with expertise and diverse skills from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The successful candidate must support, respect, and advance the mission of Saint Mary's University as a Lasallian Catholic institution.

Saint Mary’s offers a comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending, retirement pension plan, and both undergraduate and graduate tuition remission plans.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

Salary : $45,000 - $50,000