University of San Diego Hiring for Clinical Placement Coordinator, DNP/NP Programs at San Diego Full Time

Clinical Placement Coordinator, DNP/NP Programs

Posting #:
4540

Department Description:
Welcome to the Hahn School of Nursing. Throughout all our programs, we prepare the next generation of nurse scientists, leaders, advanced clinicians, and informaticists to meet humanity’s most urgent needs—with compassion and with intellectual rigor.

University Description:
The University of San Diego, a contemporary and engaged Roman Catholic institution, was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972, USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education, the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any, or no, religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanity’s urgent challenges.

Detailed Description:
The Clinical Placement Coordinator (CPC) collaborates with faculty and students in developing and implementing plans for over 400 student clinical placements annually. This involves reviewing program and student clinical site requests and available site preceptors for the various clinical courses, as well as continually evaluating current sites and developing new sites with available and competent preceptors. The Clinical Placement Coordinator acts as liaison to the community consortia, responsible for all nursing placements in the greater San Diego area.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Preceptor Recruiting, Engaging and Retaining

• Develop, implement and evaluate a plan for the recruitment of qualified, available and competent preceptors.
• Provide staff education to health practitioners on the role of mentor and preceptor to nursing students.
• Represent the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Consortium meetings and other appropriate meetings/conferences for potential health care provider preceptors.
• Coordinate with executive administrative personnel at practice settings and health care organizations and agencies in identifying available preceptors for specific clinical course semesters.
• In collaboration with the Dean’s office coordinate and host annual preceptor recognition function.
• Evaluate current clinical sites and develop new clinical sites within a variety of practice settings and health care organizations and agencies.
• In collaboration with the Dean’s office, review, revise and negotiate interagency contracts and maintain them as current.
• Communicate with preceptors and provide prospective and new preceptors with Comprehensive Information Packets.

Student Clinical Needs: Accessing, Coordinating and Assigning

• Collaborate with faculty and students in developing and implementing plans for over 400 student clinical placements.
• Review program and student clinical site requests and available sites and preceptors for the various clinical courses, on a semester-by-semester basis.
• Work closely with the clinical faculty, preceptor, and student and maintain ongoing communication through meetings and e-mails with the Director of DNP/NP programs for updates on any changes in current placements and progress toward making future placements.
• Identify issues and concerns with placements and assist those involved in appropriate problem solving.
• Provide in-put for annual revisions of Nurse Practitioners Handbooks

Regulations: Identifying, Educating and Complying

• Responsibility for assuring that the special requirements of individual participating agencies are met (e.g. appropriate administrator(s), immunizations, check-in procedures).
• Arrange for letters of agreement to be sent out, signed by each preceptor, and returned to the School of Nursing, and assuring that signed letters of agreement are on file before the start of each student’s clinical experience.

Data Management: Collecting, Organizing and Reporting

• Maintains up-to-date preceptor listings and files, including a current CV or Bio Data Sheet for each preceptor.
• Maintain interagency contracts and schedule timely review and renewal.
• Maintain student/agency special requirement records and file accurate, comprehensive, and timely reports with each healthcare organization and agency.
• Assist with outside surveys/reports.

Special Conditions of Employment:

The University of San Diego is requiring all employees to follow our Covid-19 vaccine requirement process. https://www.sandiego.edu/onward/

Background check: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3 years of experience in nursing practice, education, and/or administration.
• Knowledge of clinical components of advanced practice nursing education.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Self-starter
• Ability to work collaboratively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including professional email etiquette and timeliness of response.
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong organizational, administrative, and problem-solving skills including ability to triage tasks in a fast-paced work environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• 4-5 years of experience in nursing practice, education, and/or administration.
• Working knowledge of San Diego County Health Care Agencies, Practice Settings and Institutions.

Performance Expectations: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• See minimum and preferred qualifications.
• Familiarity with NP program objectives, course sequencing and individual course clinical requirements.

Posting Salary:
$5,416.67 – $6,000 per month; Excellent Benefits

The University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package including; medical, dental, vision, a retirement contribution given to you by the University, and access to on-campus Fitness Centers. Please visit the benefits section of our website to view all of the perks and benefits that USD has to offer. USD: Human Resources: Benefits

The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience, education and other factors including departmental budget.

Special Application Instructions:
Resume and Cover Letter Required

Click Apply Now to complete our online application. In addition, please upload a cover letter and resume to your application profile for the hiring managers’ review. If you have any questions or difficulties please contact the Employment Services Team at 619-260-6806, or email us at [email protected]

Additional Details:
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing date: May 8, 2023

Note: External job postings will be up for at least five days. After that time, applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager/committee throughout the posting period. A candidate may be selected at any time which could then close this posting on a date earlier than listed.

The University of San Diego is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community.

The University of San Diego is a smoking and tobacco-free campus. For more information, visit www.sandiego.edu/smokefree.

Advertised: April 03, 2023
Applications close: May 08, 2023

To apply, visit https://jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job/496313/clinical-placement-coordinator-dnpnp-programs

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