Clinical Placement Specialist

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The Clinical Placement Specialist (CPS) coordinates clinical placements for students within a specified area. In collaboration with campus/online division colleagues, this role places students into experiences that fulfill clinical coursework requirements and provides synergy with the students schedule of other courses to fulfill graduation requirements. The CPS ensures that student clinical hours are fulfilled as prescribed by programmatic leaders and in accordance with State Boards, programmatic accreditors, or other regulatory entities. The Clinical Placement Specialist reports to the Director of Clinical Placement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, Major in healthcare administration, business administration or related field is preferred


• At least 2 years of experience working in clinical, healthcare, office/auditing, or higher education setting.


• ​Experience in Clinical Operations at an institution of higher education preferred.
  

Compensation is determined based on the qualifications, experience, and circumstances of each hire. It is uncommon for new employees to start near the top of the salary range. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a tuition waiver and reimbursement program, health insurance, paid time off, and a retirement savings plan with company match. The salary range for this position is $52,842 to $71,492.

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Responsibilities:

• Support Students and Faculty to Fulfill Clinical Requirements
  
  
  
  • Ensures students are placed in clinical assignments by established timelines to ensure proper student readiness for clinical experience.
  
  
  • Plans hours of need by facility to ensure clinical experience fulfills hours needed for student course requirements.
  
  
  • Follow protocols established by affiliated clinical sites to assign students in a timely and appropriate manner.
  
  
  • Ensures student clinical placement meets expectations for reasonable distance.
  
  
  • Escalates student issues as prescribed for intervention by faculty, student support, and program leaders.
  
  
  • Coordinate with programmatic leadership to ensure faculty are assigned and supported with site expectations appropriately.
  
  
  
  


• Facilitate Processing and Reporting on Clinical Placement for Assigned Population.
  
  
  
  • Update records accurately to maintain reporting capabilities for assigned population.
  
  
  • Follow prescribed communication protocols to inform leadership of non-compliant individuals and needed interventions.
  
  
  • Maintain updated knowledge of affiliated site processes for clinical assignment.
  
  
  • Ensures that clinical cohort size is optimized with positive student learning experience.
  
  
  • Use established systems to track data and generate reports and needs on a regular basis
  
  
  
  


• Support Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance Initiatives
  
  
  
  • Collaborates with programmatic and academic compliance leadership to complete regulatory reporting needs related to clinical as assigned by the Director of Clinical Placement.
  
  
  • Adheres to guidance provided by academic compliance team and programmatic leadership when seeking clinical affiliation in new markets to align with state and board approval requirements.
  
  
  • Adheres to state/local consortium clinical expectations/requirements to obtain clinical affiliations.
  
  
  • Participates in regulatory visits as needed.
  
  
  
  

Herzing University is committed to providing a diverse environment and is dedicated to fostering a culture and atmosphere of mutual respect.  It provides an inclusive and collegial community where individuals are valued, heard and empowered to contribute to the effectiveness of the institution.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position half of the time.


• Ability to move about readily and rapidly, if necessary, around campus, classrooms, clinical settings, etc., to access  classrooms, desks, students, office machinery, clinics, patients, etc.


• Constantly communicates using the spoken word with students, staff and colleagues.


• Visually or otherwise identify, observe, and assess.


• Operate equipment specific to programmatic track, personal computer, audio-visual equipment, clinical equipment, etc.


• Occasionally move, carry, or lift 10 pounds.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

It is the university’s practice to recruit and hire without discrimination because of skin color, gender, religion, LGBTQi2+ status, disability status, age, national origin, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.  https://www.herzing.edu/about/diversity

Herzing University prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located at https://www.herzing.edu/title-ix.