Clinical Coordinator, School of Nursing

Position Title:

Clinical Coordinator, School of Nursing

Job Description:

The Clinical Coordinator provides leadership, coordination, and oversight of clinical education experiences across the BSN curriculum. Working collaboratively with program leadership and faculty, the Clinical Coordinator ensures that clinical learning experiences support course outcomes, program outcomes, AACN Essentials, CCNE accreditation standards, and Maryland Board of Nursing requirements. The Clinical Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between the nursing program and clinical partners and is responsible for securing, scheduling, and evaluating clinical placements that support student achievement and readiness for professional nursing practice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Site Development and Agency Relations

·        Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with healthcare agencies, community organizations, and clinical partners.

·        Identify, develop, and secure clinical placements that support program enrollment and curricular needs.

·        Coordinate affiliation agreements and monitor contract renewals.

·        Serve as the primary point of contact between clinical agencies and the nursing program.

·        Monitor agency requirements, regulatory changes, and clinical placement availability.

Faculty Collaboration and Course-Specific Clinical Planning

• Meet regularly with course faculty to identify clinical learning needs for each nursing course.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical placements provide learning opportunities that support course objectives, level-specific competencies, and program outcomes.
• Coordinate placement experiences that align with specialty requirements, including adult health, maternal-newborn, pediatric, mental health, community health, leadership, and capstone courses as directed by course faculty.
• Collaborate with faculty to address gaps in clinical experiences and develop alternative learning opportunities when needed.
• Support clinical faculty in planning experiences that promote clinical judgment, person-centered care, quality and safety, interprofessional collaboration, population health, and professional identity formation.

Clinical Operations and Compliance

• Facilitate clinical placement scheduling with healthcare agencies and communicate placement availability and requirements to course faculty.
• Maintain records of clinical placements, clinical hours, and agency utilization.
• Ensure compliance of student and faculty requirements, including immunizations, background checks, drug screening, CPR certification, licensure verification, and agency-specific onboarding.
• Maintain documentation required by clinical agencies, institutional policies, and regulatory bodies.

Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation

• Collect and analyze data related to clinical placement effectiveness, student learning experiences, agency satisfaction, and faculty feedback.
• Participate in systematic program evaluation and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Collaborate with faculty to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of clinical learning environments.
• Assist with implementation of improvement strategies based on outcome data and stakeholder feedback.

Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance

• Support compliance with Maryland Board of Nursing regulations regarding clinical education.
• Participate in preparation of reports and documentation for CCNE accreditation and state approval processes.
• Assist in demonstrating alignment of clinical experiences with AACN Essentials, program outcomes, and curriculum objectives.

Job Requirements: Education, Experience and Skills:

Required

·        Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.

·        Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in Maryland or eligibility for Maryland licensure.

·        Minimum of five years of clinical nursing experience.

·        Experience in nursing education, clinical instruction, or academic administration.

·        Knowledge of pre-licensure nursing curriculum and clinical education requirements.

Preferred

• Experience coordinating clinical placements in a BSN program.
• Knowledge of CCNE accreditation standards and AACN Essentials.
• Experience with clinical contracts, agency partnerships, and compliance tracking systems.
• Demonstrated success working collaboratively with faculty and healthcare partners.

Starting Salary

$90,000/year

(Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

 

Employee Benefits:

This full-time position includes a comprehensive benefits package, featuring annual, holidays, and sick leave. The University offers a generous suite of benefits, including tuition remission for both graduate and undergraduate courses at Mount St. Mary’s University, an employer-sponsored retirement contribution, and a robust paid time off program.

For a complete list of employee benefits, please visit: https://inside.msmary.edu/more/human-resources/index.html

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