Program Manager for Undergraduate Clinical Partnerships and Placement

The Catholic University of America • Full-time • Washington, DC, US • 1d ago

Posting Title: Program Manager for Undergraduate Clinical Partnerships and Placement Overview:

The School of Nursing offers curricula that lead to the receipt of baccalaureate, masters, doctor of nursing practice and PhD degrees. These functions contribute to the University’s mission to “to be of service to the community, the country, and the world” (http://online.cua.edu/about/mission) by offering degrees that help to address the healthcare needs of our community, the U.S., and global patient populations. This individual must be at a minimum BSN-prepared, MSN preferred, with an active licensed as a registered nurse able to collaborate with the Director of Undergraduate Clinical Partnerships and Placements on the principal responsibilities of this role. Engages support staff to secure sufficient placements and clinical preceptors for all undergraduate clinical rotations and contributes to continued CSON undergraduate program stability as noted in “I” above. The successful incumbent will demonstrate emotional maturity, keen organizational skills and engage in a steep learning curve to assure continued departmental functioning with specific focus on expanded clinical site partnerships and secured clinical placements for all upper-level nursing students’ clinical rotations. The successful incumbent will evidence exceptional verbal skills and writing proficiency.

Responsibilities:

Establishes effective, long-term partnerships with healthcare facilities throughout the mid-Atlantic region focused on student clinical placement
Partners with the Office of General Counsel to implement appropriate memoranda of understanding
Collaborates with healthcare facilities to offer appropriate undergraduate clinical experiences for upper-division nursing students
Evaluates clinical agencies to ensure effective clinical placements
Evaluates clinical preceptor performance; extends or severs engagements
Develops a proficiency in using Castlebranch as the method for securing clinical placements at healthcare facilities and provides assistance with troubleshooting student issues in navigating Castlebranch and InPlace. Teaches section personnel as necessary to use these programs
Directs and engages with the Clinical Placement Specialist, clinical preceptors and faculty to assure quality clinical sites and student placements for clinical rotations
Assures adherence to budget parameters in concert with the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program
Evaluates personnel and section function annually against goals and objectives, and revises operations as necessary to ensure goal achievement
.Visits clinical sites at least once each academic year, engaging leadership in support of the school
Oversees recruiting, hiring, securing and onboarding of clinical preceptors to oversee student clinical rotations; oversees personnel evaluations assuring preceptor suitability for continued engagement with the school
Projects the annual number of clinical groups for each course lab, plans group clusters and sites, and participates in assigning instructors
Ensures clinical instructor files and clinical instructor master sheet are up to date with attestations, CVs, current licensure, and other compliance documentation
Oversee the process for students to provide input into clinical placements and the communication of clinical placements to students
Establishes standards related to training/orienting/on-boarding for clinical preceptors, and establishes standards of performance for section personnel such as conducting a minimum of one (1) Town Hall meeting per semester, completion of attestation forms, orienting to processes related to students unable/unwilling to meet clinical rotation experiences.

Qualifications:

A minimum of five years as a BSN, MSN-preferred registered nurse with experience as a clinical preceptor/instructor highly recommended. Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Blackboard, Word, Excel, and Zoom.
Able to navigate Cardinal Station, knowledge of key referrals for upper-level nursing students.
Active DC RN License.