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Nursing, Clinical Placement Coordinator (45576)

Employer
University of Central Oklahoma
Location
Main Campus - Edmond, OK, 73034

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Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Job Details

Job Details

Level: Undisclosed

Job Location: Main Campus - Edmond, OK

Remote Type: N/A

Position Type: Staff

Education Level: Undisclosed

Salary Range: $52,000.00 - $52,000.00 Salary/year

Travel Percentage: Undisclosed

Job Shift: Undisclosed

Job Category: OTRS Classified

Description

Position Overview:

The Clinical Placement Coordinator facilitates and coordinates student clinical placement for the Department of Nursing. Plans, coordinates, and manages the clinical placement of nursing students with clinical partners. Interfaces with UCO Legal Office, department chair, and clinical agencies regarding all clinical contracts. Collaborates with faculty in obtaining clinical placement using a centralized placement system (currently myClinical Exchange). Works with faculty, staff, and students to ensure compliance with mandated clinical requirements (CPR, Vaccinations, etc.). May carry an instructional load of 3 to 6 hours per semester as needed. Represents the department at various meetings with clinical partners and other educational institutions.

The general schedule for this position is 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday. **NOTE** Online application must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume, a list of three professional references with contact information, and transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate degrees and degrees in progress.

Department Specific Essential Job Functions:

  • Organizes and coordinates student placement in multiple courses and facilities
  • Ensures compliance with mandated clinical requirements
  • Communicates with faculty, students, and representatives from clinical partners and other institutions
  • Collaborates with faculty and staff to communicate with potential students
  • Coordinates onboarding of new students into the department; tracks student clinical experiences and placement throughout the program
  • Collaborates with faculty to identify and contract with new clinical partners
  • Collaborates with UCO Legal Office, department chair, and clinical agencies to secure and update clinical contracts.
  • Maintains positive relationships with new and prospective clinical partners
  • Manages multiple projects and priorities promptly
  • Maintains confidentiality and integrity
  • May teach 3 to 6 hours per semester as needed
  • Continually updates skills and knowledge relative to the position area

College/Department Overview:

The College of Mathematics and Science currently has 135 full-time and over 70 part-time faculty in 7 academic departments. The College serves over 3,300 undergraduate students in 27 majors and provide graduate programs in Biology, Applied Mathematical Science, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Computational Science, Computer Science, Engineering Physics, Data Science, and Nursing. Accreditation/Certification held by ABET, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the American Board of Funeral Service Education, and the American Chemical Society. UCO is an institutional member of the Council on Undergraduate Research. For further information, see our website at http://www.uco.edu/cms.

Qualifications

Qualifications/Experience Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or equivalent work experience in a field that provides the required knowledge of and exposure to the fundamental theories, principles, and concepts.
  • A minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing is required.
  • Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Oklahoma.

Qualifications/Experience Preferred:

  • Master's degree in Nursing
  • Previous experience as an educator in a nursing program, classroom, and/or clinical setting
  • Previous experience with clinical placement systems preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

  • Knowledge of clinical requirements of Oklahoma Board of Nursing and Nursing accreditation organizations.
  • Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, human relations, and organizational skills.
  • Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and interact with all segments of the University and Healthcare communities.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality; must be detail-oriented.

Supervisory and Reporting Relationships:

Reports to Nursing Department Chair and College of Mathematics and Science Dean.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Organization

The University of Central Oklahoma prepares future leaders in an opportunity-rich environment, ideally located in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Central offers an innovative learning community to its more than 17,000 students, where teaching comes first, a commitment seeded in the university's roots as a teaching college. Students at Central develop personal relationships with more than 450 full-time faculty, 450 adjunct faculty and over 850 staff, like 2008 U.S. Professor of the Year, Dr. Wei Chen, who are committed to transforming lives.

With 117 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs, Central is a smart investment for students dedicated to their future success. Notable academic programs include Forensic Science, Music Theatre, Mass Communications, Accounting, the region's only accredited Professional Golf Management program, Jazz Studies and the Academy of Contemporary Music at UCO, located in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown district.

Central's appealing 210-acre campus is on track to become a certified botanical garden, offering both a pleasing learning and living environment and a source of pride for students, employees and alumni. In fact, Central is ranked among the top universities nationally in residence life and as one of the top universities to work for by the "Chronicle of Higher Education." Central is also an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site, and hosted the 2010 World Sitting Volleyball Championships on campus.   Founded in 1890, Central is the state's first public institution of higher learning, and continues to cultivate creativity and innovation in every corner of campus, bringing to life its core values of Character, Community and Civility each day.

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MISSION

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) exists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.

VISION

UCO will become one of the Top 10 metropolitan universities of our kind in the United States by providing a transformative education as well as development experiences that help learners achieve their highest level of leadership potential.

CALL TO ACTION

The University of Central Oklahoma transforms each student by focusing our resources on the Central Six tenets of transformative learning. 

All students will be transformed with:

  • Discipline Knowledge
  • Leadership
  • Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities
  • Service Learning and Civic Engagement
  • Global and Cultural Competencies
  • Health and Wellness

Transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experience.

About Edmond/Oklahoma City Metro

The University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, a part of the growing, thriving Oklahoma City metropolitan area. At Central, our students, faculty and staff get the best of both worlds - the "small town" feel of Edmond, with the big city excitement of the Oklahoma City metro. Both the Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro consistently rank nationally among the safest, most affordable and most exciting places to live. In fact, Edmond recently ranked among the best places to live in the nation by Money Magazine and Family Circle magazine, and Oklahoma City ranked sixth in the nation for the "Best Places for Young Adults" by Portfolio.com. From year-round arts, music and theater offering, to exciting sporting events like the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, to first class shopping, dining and more, Edmond and the Oklahoma City metro offer a diverse, active, culturally enriched lifestyle that's on the move to even bigger and better opportunities.

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