Job description
Opportunity at a Glance:
EEO:
The Field Placement Coordinator is responsible for securing, maintaining, and evaluating practicum sites and preceptors for nursing practicum experiences. The Field Placement Coordinator assists nursing students with securing practicum sites and preceptors for practicum courses. This position will work with field experience coordinators, academic leadership, program directors, specialty coordinators, faculty, student success advisors, contract administrators, support staff, as well as other administrators in the college.
Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on the performance of each essential function. Appropriate reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Assist students in securing practicum sites and preceptors for placement in practicum courses as needed across a variety of nursing programs.
- Utilizes sales and marketing techniques with healthcare facilities which may include cold calling, events, and presentations.
- Build and manage relationships with healthcare facilities and preceptors to maintain and add new partnerships for practicum placement.
- Develop, maintain, and monitor agreements with practicum sites to ensure sustained student access to practicum sites.
- Guide students through the practicum application process once a site and preceptor are identified.
- Process and maintain appropriate documentation related to practicum placement information.
- Work in partnership with university departments to enhance strategic partnerships with practicum sites.
- Work in partnership with university contract administrators and serve as an initial affiliation agreement liaison between the university and outside practicum sites.
- Assist in developing and maintaining communications about practicum experience policies and procedures to students, academic advising, program directors, and faculty/specialization coordinators.
- Communicate with students, practicum sites, and preceptors via phone and electronic methods to support stakeholders regarding field experience information, requirements, policies, and procedures.
- Assist in maintaining field experience resources (e.g. webinars, videos, communications, etc.) to support students through the field experience process.
- Prepare, complete, and maintain reports, files, and documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
- Assist in training and mentoring new team members.
- Assist in identifying and developing new initiatives to increase student practicum experience satisfaction.
- Work in partnership with field experience staff members as a team member to accomplish field experience goals.
- Attend meetings and participate in professional development programs as requested.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Field Experience Supervisor and/or the Director of Field Experience.
EDUCATION:
- Must possess a bachelor’s degree, preferably in the health or human services area.
- Master’s degree in health-related field preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
- 3-5 years of customer service, sales, or marketing experience.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, detail-oriented, multitasking, and organizational skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service, sales, and relationship management skills.
Strong interpersonal skills with diverse populations. - Excellent time management skills with an ability to set and meet deadlines.
- Creative, innovative, and strategic thinking as well as the ability to work independently.
- Ability to independently work with faculty and students at a distance.
- Ability to anticipate future trends and problems and plan for them accordingly.
- Ability to learn Walden’s administrative database and software systems.
- Successful experience working in a team setting.
- Experience in the area of academic or other student advising is preferred.
- Experience in an online distance-learning environment is preferred.
- Experience working with graduate students in an educational environment is preferred.
- Demonstrate proficiency in operating Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
EEO:
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At Adtalem, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.
As an organization dedicated to educating the healthcare leaders of tomorrow and empowering members to make inspiring contributions to our global community, we know that it is our responsibility to lead by example and continue minimizing the risks of spreading COVID-19. Employment at Adtalem and/or its subsidiaries requires compliance with the organization’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, to the extent permitted by the laws of your country, province/state, and/or local area. All employees in areas of the world that permit mandatory COVID-19 vaccination are required to be fully vaccinated within 60 days of their date of hire unless they receive an exemption from Adtalem’s HR Coaching Resource Center because of issues such as access or an approved medical or religious accommodation.
Walden University:
As an organization dedicated to educating the healthcare leaders of tomorrow and empowering members to make inspiring contributions to our global community, we know that it is our responsibility to lead by example and continue minimizing the risks of spreading COVID-19. Employment at Adtalem and/or its subsidiaries requires compliance with the organization’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, to the extent permitted by the laws of your country, province/state, and/or local area. All employees in areas of the world that permit mandatory COVID-19 vaccination are required to be fully vaccinated within 60 days of their date of hire unless they receive an exemption from Adtalem’s HR Coaching Resource Center because of issues such as access or an approved medical or religious accommodation.
For more than 50 years, Walden University has supported working professionals in achieving their academic goals and making a greater impact in their professions and communities. Today, Walden is providing an Education for Good® for more than 55,000 students from across the U.S. and over 115 countries in certificate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs online. Our diverse faculty and staff are dedicated to our values of quality, integrity, and student-centeredness.
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