Clinical Placement Coordinator

Concordia University Chicago (CUC) invites applications for the position of Clinical Placement Coordinator. The Division of Nursing Clinical Coordinator will function as a liaison between clinical affiliates, nursing faculty, and nursing program administrators to ensure a high level of quality in students' learning experience during the clinical education component of the curriculum. The Nursing Clinical Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with clinical affiliates including hospitals, clinics, skilled nursing facilities, and other agencies, ensuring that student nurse clinical experiences meet the educational requirements of the pre-licensure nursing curriculum's pre-professional and professional phases. Clinical coordination is required for all courses designated as a Clinical and Simulated learning courses

1. Establishing a collaborative working relationship with nursing faculty and clinical site administrators to provide clinical rotations that meet Division and specific clinical course student learning objectives.
2. Develop a system to maintain current student health records. Review required health and safety documents, including vaccination, drug screening and background check records to ensure they are current and in compliance with Division of Nursing program requirements.
3. Facilitate and problem-solve clinical placement for students to receive supervised and precepted clinical learning experiences in areas including Medical-Surgical, Mental Health, Maternal Child, Pediatrics, Community Wellness, and Clinical Residency.
4. Identify new clinical sites and preceptors helping to build robust clinical placement affiliations for the Division of Nursing.
5. Initiate clinical affiliation agreements for new clinical sites, working closely with the Director of Nursing and the Director of Procurement.
6. Utilize CastleBranch and Typhon clinical tracking software to manage a database of student records, clinical agencies, preceptors, faculty/student orientation requirements, student clinical outcome measurements, faculty and site evaluations. Serve as a point of contact for students and faculty using the platform.
7. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with key contacts at each clinical site with in-person and electronic correspondence on a quarterly and yearly basis.
8. Approve and submit all required documentation for clinical placement prior to student clinical practicum experiences in accordance with best practices for data privacy compliance.
9. Work with the DON to appropriately assign faculty to clinical placement locations dependent on their area of specialization.
10. Provide communication for information regarding faculty/student clinical placements to clinical sites, faculty, and students and serve as a resource for those groups.
11. Coordinate faculty/student site orientations, access to electronic medical records, and other arrangements as needed.
12. Monitor affiliation agreements for timely renewal and coordinate reissuance with the office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Office of Risk Management.
13. Tracks students' program progression to ensure out-of-sequence students are provided appropriate opportunities to complete the required clinical requirements for continued program placement and graduation.
14. Serves on Division of Nursing committees (Admission and Progression, Departmental) as appropriate.
15. Actively participate in documentation creation and retrieval to successfully meet the requirements of Standard III and Standard IV of CCNE accreditation requirements, IDFPR yearly reporting requirements, requirements for grants, and related reports as needed.

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing, Business, or related field from an accredited college or university. If applicant is a nurse, a State of Illinois registered nurse (RN) with an unencumbered license is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience, with higher-education experience preferred.
• Valid Illinois Driver's License.
• Experience with compliance and clinical placement responsibilities preferred.
• Communicate easily and accurately with students, faculty, and other individuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent problem solving and conflict-management skills, strong computer skills, particularly database software, excellent organizational skills.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and Typhon and CastleBranch clinical tracking software.

Application Information:

Interested individuals should include the following in their online application:

1. Cover letter
2. Resume/CV
3. Names and phone numbers of three references

* Only applicants submitting all required documentation above will be considered.

Concordia does not discriminate in the employment of individuals on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex or age. As an institution of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, however, and to the extent allowed by law, Concordia University reserves the right to give preference in employment based upon religious affiliation.

Concordia University Chicago does not generally sponsor for employment visas except for positions that oversee, teach or support our international programs.

About Concordia University Chicago:

Concordia University Chicago is a liberal arts-based Christian university founded in the Lutheran tradition. Through its College of Theology, Arts & Humanities, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Health, Science & Technology, Concordia-Chicago offers more than 160 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success. All undergraduate and graduate degrees are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Concordia University Chicago has been recognized as a College of Distinction since 2010, and is consistently ranked among the Best Regional Universities–Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. For more than a decade, combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment has exceeded 5,000 students. Concordia University Chicago is located in River Forest, 10 miles west of downtown Chicago. Learn more about our commitment to higher education, rooted in the Gospel, at CUChicago.edu.

Steadfast in Jesus Christ as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, Concordia University Chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices faithfulness to the Confessional teachings of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, as it forms students for vocations in church, family, and the world.