Job Information
Pacific Lutheran University Clinical Onboarding Specialist in Tacoma, Washington
Work Schedule:
FT; Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.
General Description:
The Clinical Onboarding Specialist (COS) collaborates with faculty, students and the Clinical Placement Consortium in developing and implementing plans for prelicensure clinical placements each semester.
Collaboration involves reviewing program and student clinical site requests and available site preceptors for the various clinical courses, as well as continually evaluating current sites and developing new sites with available and competent preceptors. The COS acts as liaison to the Consortium for PLU.
The Clinical Onboarding Specialist (COS) is the primary contact between Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing (SoN) and the Clinical Placements Northwest (CPNW) Coordinator, who coordinates with area health care agencies used for student clinical experiences. Responsibilities include initiating and maintaining clinical contracts, facilitating agency orientations, and troubleshooting clinical placement conflicts.
Following consultation with the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs in the School of Nursing, the COS is responsible for negotiating and arranging clinical experiences through CPNW which meet the educational requirements for students in the nursing program as well as working with other agencies as needed for student clinical experiences. This includes baccalaureate and pre-licensure master's level nursing students.
The COS acts as a liaison to interpret and match the needs of students and instructors to agencies with appropriate learning experiences. The COS is responsible for complex communication and problem solving to maintain positive working relationships with a variety of contacts inside and outside the University. The COS operates from a solid understanding of nursing education and practice, combined with knowledge of the organizational environments where nurses practice.
The COS reports to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the School of Nursing.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Student Clinical Needs: Accessing, Coordinating and Assigning.
- Regulations: Identifying, Educating and Complying.
- Data Management: Collecting, Organizing and Reporting.
- Represent the SoN to the Northwest Clinical Placement Consortium.
- Maintain current student/faculty clinical placement data.
- Provide agency with student lists, verify student compliance, and provide agency with all required documentation, i.e. clinical passport and any other requirements.
- Responsible for follow-up on paperwork for the student portion of the clinical placement process.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of academic course scheduling.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with individuals at various levels throughout the university and outside agencies.
Self-starter.
Ability to work collaboratively.
Strong organizational, administrative and problem solving skills.
Positive attitude and the ability to adapt to fast paced dynamic environment.
Knowledge of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Well organized, detail oriented, flexible, and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Basic understanding of database managem