Position Title: Clinical Placement and Program Coordinator
Department: Borra College of Health Sciences
Reports To: Director of Nursing Program
Position Summary:
The Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program (BNATP) Clinical Placement and Program Coordinator is an exciting opportunity for passionate nurses looking to make a real impact in healthcare education! As the primary liaison between Dominican University’s BNATP and local healthcare agencies, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the clinical experiences of future nursing professionals. This position allows you to manage and evaluate student performance at clinical sites, develop new clinical affiliation agreements, and work closely with students to support their growth and success in meeting their clinical curriculum requirements.
In addition to collaborating with workforce development staff to ensure seamless course operations, you’ll also have the chance to explore and implement health-related certificate programs. Working alongside the Executive Director of Academic Affairs, Chicago Campus, this position provides you with the opportunity to expand clinical partnerships, develop new programs, and influence the direction of healthcare education.
For nurses eager to drive change, build strong community connections, and contribute to the growth of healthcare education, this role offers immense potential for professional growth and a meaningful impact within the university’s dynamic and expanding healthcare initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Site Coordination:
- Works directly with the Executive Director of Academics on course scheduling, onboarding of adjunct faculty, and participation in the Chicago Campus faculty community of practice.
- Supports the Executive Director of Academics in strategic assessment of multi-site BNAT instruction and program launch.
- Supports the Executive Director in overseeing BNAT Workforce Management to ensure accurate planning and forecasting.
- Initiates and maintains clinical contracts through relationship-building, facilitating agency orientations and troubleshooting clinical placement conflicts.
- Arranges clinical experiences that meet the educational requirements for students in the BNAT certificate.
- Obtains signatures for renewing and/or terminating contracts between DU and clinical sites based on alignment with clinical objectives.
- Arranges clinical placements for BNAT students in a variety of settings (e.g., hospitals, community health settings, long-term care facilities, and assisted living facilities) throughout Chicago and surrounding areas.
- Acts as a liaison between the Director of Nursing and Chicago’s BNAT program, working with the Executive Director of Academic Affairs, Chicago Campus, to match the needs of students and clinical instructors to agencies with appropriate learning experiences.
Operational Responsibilities:
- Provides oversight of the BNAT Chicago Campus simulation center.
- Communicates and follows up with adjunct clinical instructors about clinical assignments semester to semester.
- Supports the exploration and implementation of other health-related certificates.
- Performs other duties as requested, delegated, or assigned related to the implementation and delivery of programming, such as hiring adjunct instructors and supervising their roles and responsibilities, as well as potential teaching as needed for the BNATP.
- Maintains skills sheet and turns it in at the required deadline.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Supervises and evaluates students in clinical settings, providing timely and constructive feedback.
- Provides feedback to the students as they are performing skills that are based on the course curriculum as outlined.
Performs all other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
The following qualifications are required unless otherwise stated:
- Registered Nurse License in Illinois.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
- Two years of nursing experience and one year of experience as a nurse in one or both of the following areas:
- Teaching theory in an accredited nurse training program.
- Providing nursing care, including personal care and activities to older or chronically ill adults at an LTC facility.
- Simulation experience.
- Experience teaching in an ADN program or higher.
- Approved training for instruction in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia equivalent to 4 CEUs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with individuals at various levels throughout the university and healthcare agencies.
- Positive attitude and the ability to adapt to a paced dynamic environment.
- Well organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously, self-starter.
- An ability to work in a team environment.
- Comfortable with the use of technology.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of experience as a Clinical Placement Coordinator in or in association with an accredited nursing program.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to spend long durations of the workday sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Salary and FLSA Status:
- Salary: $65,000 - $75,000 annually.
- FLSA Status: Exempt, 37.5 hours.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Retirement plan with employer matching contributions.
- Tuition remission for employees and their dependents.
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
- Generous paid time off (PTO).
Employment at Dominican University is contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
About Dominican University:
Dominican University is a Catholic, comprehensive teaching university located in River Forest, a suburb of Chicago, with an additional campus in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Dominican University offers associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees. It is highly regarded for its academic rigor, thoughtful accompaniment of students, intentional affordability, and values-based, relationship-centered learning environment. Dominican currently enrolls over 3,300 students, including 2,280 undergraduates and 1,027 graduate students. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of undergraduate students identify as Latinx, 5% as Black or African American, and 3% as Asian. Under-represented minority students comprise 77% of the undergraduate enrollment and 38% of the graduate enrollment. Over 90 percent of undergraduates receive some form of financial aid. Nearly half of all undergraduates are first-generation college students; over half are federal Pell Grant recipients, illustrating their families’ level of income; and 58% are eligible for low-income MAP grants from the State of Illinois. Recognized since 2011 as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, Dominican is committed to expanding and enhancing educational opportunities for Latinx students and all students from historically underrepresented groups. For more information, visit www.dom.edu.
Expectations for all Dominican Employees:
To support the University's mission of preparing students to pursue truth, give compassionate service, and participate in the creation of a more just and humane world, engage in university service work that promotes collaboration and community building. This includes participating in organizational initiatives, supporting campus events, contributing to community outreach, and fostering a diverse and inclusive environment through involvement in various staff-driven activities and groups.
Institutional Statement:
Dominican University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. If you need accommodations due to a disability, you may contact us at opc@dom.edu for assistance.
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