Clinical Outreach Coordinator

Overview

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FSA/HSA

Tuition Assistant Program

Long/Short Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

401K Match

Paid Time Off

12 Paid Holidays

• includes domestic partner coverage

The Education Clinical Coordinator (ECC) for the Physician Assistant Program is responsible for securing, cultivating, and managing clinical educational sites to ensure optimal clinical experiences for students. This hybrid position requires the incumbent to work both on campus and in the field, conducting regular visits with preceptors and health system administrators to strengthen relationships and enhance communication between hospitals and the university.

The ECC will bridge the gap between clinical sites and the university, facilitating smooth operations and ensuring the program's high standards are maintained.

In addition to these core responsibilities, the ECC plays a pivotal role in providing professional development opportunities for students, addressing student concerns while they are working in clinical sites, and evaluating clinical sites to ensure they meet the educational needs of the program and students. The ECC will work closely with program leadership to integrate clinical education principles into the curriculum and provide ongoing assistance regarding clinical contracts, preceptor agreements, and student placements.

The role also involves proactive problem-solving for student clinical shift dilemmas and assisting with the investigation of clinical student issues that require academic actions in accordance with South University policies and procedures.

• Secure and cultivate clinical education sites for the Physician Assistant Program.
• Independently initiate clinical department activities, including student placement in clinical rotations to ensure students meet standards for the program with adequate rotation slots throughout the clinical year.
• Serve as the primary liaison between clinical sites and the university to facilitate effective communication and collaboration between hospital administrators, preceptors, and university faculty.
• Conduct regular site visits to preceptors and health system administrators to maintain and improve relationships.
• Guide students effectively through the process and procedure for document submission to include credentialing requirements, background checks/urine drug screens and immunizations, prior to and during clinical rotations.
• Provide advisement and proactive problem-solving for students regarding clinical scheduling and clinical shift dilemmas.
• Ensure clinical sites provide a high-quality learning environment for students with proper documentation and data collection.
• Coordinate the ongoing maintenance of the clinical curriculum in the relevant digital system including auditing affiliation agreements, student-required logging/submissions, and preceptor files with the currency of licensure.
• Assist in the development and revision of the program’s promotional materials including but not limited to print materials, website, and other marketing materials.
• Organize quarterly registration process and monitor attendance for all current students in the program.
• Maintain documentation to coordinate outside lecturer/preceptor…