Master of Physical Therapy; MPT Clinical Coordinator,School of Rehabilitation Science Job Saskatoon area,Saskatchewan Canada,Healthcare

Position: Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Clinical Coordinator, School of Rehabilitation Science

Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Clinical Coordinator, School of Rehabilitation Science

Primary Purpose and Nature of the Work: The Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) Clinical Coordinator reports directly to the Academic Lead Clinical Education and Community Affairs (ALCECA) of the School of Rehabilitation Science (SRS) and works closely with the other SRS Clinical Coordinators to develop and administer all aspects of the Physical Therapy clinical education program, while additional providing supports to the Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Pathology clinical education programs.

The MPT Clinical Coordinator works with a range of individuals in the University and community at large, which includes the professional clinical services delivery sector and other community partners. In addition to being knowledgeable in Physical Therapy practice and basic clinical education processes in Physical Therapy, the individual requires excellent communication, relationship building, and negotiation skills. In the absence of the ALCECA, the Clinical Coordinators collectively take on the responsibilities of the ALCECA.

Typical Duties or Accountabilities:

MPT Clinical Education Administration

Determine availability of clinical placements within Saskatchewan

Collaborate with provincial clinical facilities and programs to identify placement options

Arrange, organize and ensure an appropriate mix of clinical placement experience for each student in the physical therapy program

Evaluate individual practice settings to determine their ability to provide high quality placements

Collaborate with clinical partners, other SRS clinical coordinators, and other national physical therapy academic clinical coordinators in determining availability of clinical placements, provincially and nationally

Administer out of province clinical education placement requests, including affiliation agreements, specific requirements and prerequisites for placements

Prepare clinical placement schedules and clinical placement information for physical therapy students and clinical facilities in collaboration with other SRS clinical coordinators

Prepare information to reinforce or improve the SRS’s clinical policies, procedures and guidelines, clinical course objectives, and evaluation forms

Collaborate to ensure that policies, procedures, and guidelines related to clinical education are consistently applied and enforced

Collaborate to review physical therapy student clinical performance evaluations and preparation of final grade reports

Support new clinical education pilot projects that promote high quality, innovative clinical education experiences for students

Monitor the participation of clinical facilities and programs in the clinical education program on an ongoing basis

Participate in components of clinical education teaching within the SRS programs

Promote the use of Information Technology (IT) resources with clinical instructors and contribute to clinical education content development ( online clinical performance instrument, clinical practice course materials, videoconference workshops/seminars and meetings)

Undertake regular communication with faculty, staff, and key stakeholders including clinical administrators responsible for clinical education programming

Promote the University of Saskatchewan and the School of Rehabilitation Science programs to the external environment where appropriate

Resource Materials and Reports

Develop, update, and distribute clinical education resource materials for students and clinical instructors.

Update clinical education policies, procedures, and guidelines in collaboration with the ALCECA

Prepare clinical education reports for internal purposes including program accreditation, strategic planning, SRS meetings, etc.

Respond to external requests for information regarding clinical courses including: the U of S President’s office, provincial student loan program, etc.

Participate in Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program planning, review and evaluation, and in the other SRS programs as requested

Other duties as determined by the ALCECA and/or MPT Program Chair and/or SRS Director

Communication

Educate and counsel students regarding clinical education placements

Develop and deliver clinical education (including orientation) for students and clinical instructors

Communicate with clinical instructors and students regarding clinical placement performance issues

Maintain clinical education files/student records

Evaluate the clinical education program through various mechanisms including communication with clinical instructors/administrators and students

Ensure appropriate clinical agreements are established with facilities/programs and that University/SRS policies and procedures are communicated

Participate in the planning, development, promotion and implementation of continuing education workshops

Produce continuing education resources related to clinical education models and methods

Committees

Represent the MPT Program &/or SRS on relevant…


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