Clinical Coordinator, AAS in Nursing Program

Job Description

Job Description

Southern Careers Institute (SCI) is seeking a Clinical Coordinator for our new Nurse Program at Brownsville Campus!

Responsibilities

• Coordinates clinical site selection, affiliation agreements, and rotation schedule for the AAS in Nursing program
• Supervises and evaluates clinical faculty performance.
• Makes regular on-site clinical agency visits
• Attends the pre-course clinical coordinating meetings with clinical faculty and agency staff
• Provides support to and mentors faculty in their role as clinical educators.
• Coordinates orientation of faculty to assigned clinical sites
• Responsible for faculty plan to insure inter-rater reliability in the clinical evaluation process.
• Provides input into faculty evaluations.
• Assists in assuring faculty are present in clinical sites per teaching assignments.
• Covers for or arranges coverage for faculty absences from clinical site assignments.
• Participates through Faculty Assembly, in curriculum development, implementation and evaluation
• Participates through Faculty Assembly, in development, implementation and enforcement of standards / policies for admission, progression, probation and dismissal of students.
• Maintains expertise / competence in area of specialty by attending conferences, seminars and / or schools as required; reads and keeps current on latest technology and requirements in the area of specialty. Contributes to the growth of the profession.
• Current expertise and knowledge of clinical nursing role in a variety of health care settings.
• Ability to communicate and impart knowledge to others with enthusiasm and confidence.
• Remains current with health care and nursing standards for all clinical areas.

Qualifications

Current Texas RN license

Minimum of a Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree, preferably in Nursing. Preference is that the Master’s Degree is in Nursing (MSN). If Master’s Degree is in another Discipline, shall hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and at least six (6) credits of graduate semester hours in nursing

Show evidence of teaching abilities and maintaining current knowledge, clinical expertise, and safety in the subject area to be taught

Benefits

About Southern Careers Institute

SCI has been changing lives for over 60 years, now and we’re just getting started. We offer certification-based training with programs in Medical, Business, Cosmetology, Skilled-Trades and Technology with campuses spanning across central and south Texas as well as online. Our students can graduate most of our programs in under one year and with real-world experience under their belt.