Director, Nursing Clinical Education

Position Description

Posting Number 201201563P

Position Title Director, Nursing Clinical Education

Department School of Nursing & Health Professions: Nursing

Position Summary

The Director, Nursing Clinical Education is a 12-month staff position that works collaboratively with nursing faculty, staff, and administration to support the clinical education of all nursing students in the Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions (SNHP). The Director is responsible for overseeing all clinical activities, including seeking and securing contracts, affiliation agreements, student clinical experiences, and the hiring and evaluation of clinical supervisors. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, serving as a point of contact for all clinical partners and the liaison between the student, clinical facilities, clinical supervisors, and nursing faculty and leadership; collaborating with the clinical placement team to facilitate and provide oversight for student placements; hiring, managing, and evaluating clinical supervisors; and coordinating and leading clinical orientation for students and clinical supervisors. Additional responsibilities include managerial oversight of the nursing skills laboratories and assisting the Nursing Lab Manager as needed to ensure the timely provision of clinical competency testing and remediation, as well supervising the Clinical Placement Specialist. This role may also include up to six contact hours of teaching or clinical supervision per fiscal year.

Education/Experience

Master’s degree in Nursing is required, with a Ph.D. in nursing or a related field preferred. 3-5 years of related higher education and/or experience with clinical education preferred. Must be a Registered Nurse and Maryland Board of Nursing certified or eligible.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability

• Demonstrated excellence as a leader, manager, and educator.
• Excellent interpersonal and relational skills coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills that are relatable to diverse populations.
• Demonstrated capacity for initiative, adaptability, and timely follow-through with a minimum of direct supervision in a fast-paced, continuously evolving academic environment.
• Excellence in ethical decision-making, accountability, and collaborative practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to use platforms and academic technologies supporting teaching and learning across all modalities at the post-secondary level.
• Effective fiscal planning and budgeting skills.
• Ability to manage and assess programs, projects, and initiatives.
• Experience in assessment and outcomes measurements as well as accreditation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and MS Office 365 applications, learning management systems (Blackboard preferred), and relevant academic technologies.
• Excellent organizational, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to learning, community, integrity, and excellence.
• Demonstrated commitment to inclusion, modeling inclusive behavior, and promoting a culture of belonging.
• Ability to travel, including between campuses and to clinical sites.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Requires physical abilities consistent with a busy college environment on a campus with buildings and laboratories separated by some distance. Sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, keyboarding, and repetitive motions. Close visual acuity. Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. Position requires additional hours for meetings and events, including days, evenings, and weekends. Position requires sitting and standing for long periods of time and the ability to speak clearly and effectively for an extended period of time.

Essential Functions

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY

Essential administrative functions include:

• In collaboration with the SNHP Nursing Academic Program Administrators (APAs) and the Chief Nurse Administrator (CNA), directly oversee all aspects of student on- and off-campus clinical practice experiences.
• In advance of each academic term, collaborate with the APAs to determine the number and type of student clinical placements needed within each course based on course offerings and student enrollment.
• Manage the clinical placement team, including providing work direction and development opportunities and evaluating performance.
• With the Clinical Placement Specialist, submit and monitor requests for nursing clinical placements according to the facility deadlines.
• Manage the assignment of students to clinical groups, including ensuring that approved religious, athletic, or other accommodations are considered appropriately.
• Serve as the first point of contact for clinical-related student issues, including make-up and remediation needs; engage course faculty and/or the APA as appropriate in the resolution of such issues.
• Plan and implement clinical remediation for students as needed and/or requested by faculty and/or clinical supervisors and provide documentation of student performance according to department policy and procedure.
• Ensure that all Clinical Supervisors, faculty, and students assigned to a clinical placement have fulfilled all medical, background check, and CPR certification requirements according to published program deadlines and maintain accurate records of all student and faculty clinical documentation.
• Coordinate the orientation of faculty to the clinical aspect of the nursing education program and orientation of Clinical Supervisors to their roles and to facilities upon hire and on an annual basis.
• Coordinate pre-semester activities for students entering clinical courses and oversee the dosage exam and ATI live review activities.
• Source and secure clinical sites that support the learning objectives of the programs within the SNHP, including managing the establishment of clinical affiliation agreements according to facility and university processes.
• Manage the clinical contract process, including maintaining a master file of legal documents such as off-site contracts, MOUs, articulation agreements and letters of agreement, ensuring that all clinical contracts and Letters of Agreement are valid, current and compliant with University and agency requirements, which includes ensuring proper levels of insurance coverage for students and instructors.
• Oversee the maintenance of the database of all clinical affiliation agreements, expiration dates, requirements, and facility points of contact.
• Hire, onboard, orient, and evaluate Clinical Supervisors; maintain an updated roster of Clinical Supervisors and the facilities to which they are oriented.
• Conduct clinical site visits to nurture clinical relationships, evaluate clinical supervisors, and evaluate the student learning experience.
• In collaboration with the Nursing Lab Manager, manage the nursing skills laboratories, including monitoring inventory, negotiating pricing, placing orders, maintaining supplies and equipment, and coordinating open laboratory sessions.
• Support the nursing curriculum by working with department faculty and staff to develop, coordinate, and conduct supplemental laboratory sessions for skills practice as needed in specific nursing courses.
• As a member of the leadership team and in collaboration with the Chief Nurse Administrator, share responsibility for ensuring continued nursing program accreditation by CCNE and compliance with Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON) regulations and requirements.
• Work with APAs, the Nursing Lab Manager, and simulation faculty to set and manage the clinical laboratory and simulation schedules each semester.
• Identify and vet technological modalities and software to enhance the clinical practice aspect of the nursing program.
• Collect and analyze data related to placement, ATI achievement and NCLEX pass rates, and report findings to the SNHP leadership team as requested.
• Demonstrate a commitment to promoting a campus culture that values inclusion, equity, diversity, and excellence.
• In collaboration with the SNHP leadership team and faculty, lead all planning and execution of the nursing pinning ceremony.
• Serve on at least one CCNE Working Group.

Reports To Dean, SNHP

Posting Information

Number of Available Positions 1

Work Location Owings Mills Nor