Nursing Clinical Operations Coordinator

Southern State is committed to its mission to provide accessible, affordable and high quality education to people in southern Ohio. The college values honesty and integrity in all endeavors, tolerance for different ideas, respect for all individuals and excellence and creativity in the pursuit of knowledge. CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Nursing Clinical Operations Coordinator EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Part-time REPORTS TO: Director of Nursing DIVISION: Academic Affairs CAMPUS: Central Campus DISTINGUISHING JOB CHARACTERISTICS The Nursing Clinical Coordinator provides leadership and oversight of clinical education experiences for the Practical Nursing (PN) and Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) programs in collaboration with the Director of Nursing (Program Administrator). This role ensures that clinical learning experiences are organized, supervised, and implemented in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 4723-5, approved nursing curriculum, institutional policy, and accreditation standards. The Clinical Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between the nursing program and clinical agencies and supports faculty in delivering consistent, compliant, and high-quality clinical education. Develops and maintains strong partnerships with representatives of the clinical sites. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform essential duties to expected performance standards. Reasonable accommodations are made as required for persons who are disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Clinical Education Oversight • Collaborate with the Director of Nursing and course lead faculty to support compliance with Ohio Administrative Code 4723-5-19. Assists in ensuring clinical coordination, course implementation, and student evaluation processes align while promoting regulatory compliance and program integrity • Oversee development and coordination of clinical schedules to ensure adequate supervision and completion of required clinical hours. • Ensure clinical placements provide learning experiences aligned with course objectives and program outcomes. • Promote consistency in clinical instruction and evaluation across PN and ADN cohorts. • Support clinical faculty in maintaining safe and effective clinical learning environments. Clinical Instructor & Preceptor Oversight • Support clinical faculty in implementing clinical objectives and evaluation standards. • Review and maintain current preceptor documentation to ensure qualifications and licensure are appropriate. • Ensure precepted experiences remain under appropriate faculty oversight. • Participate in the selection and recommendation of clinical instructors in collaboration with the Director of Nursing. • Provide guidance regarding clinical performance concerns and remediation processes. Clinical Partnerships • Develop and maintain professional relationships with clinical agencies. • Serve as liaison regarding clinical expectations, supervision standards, and student learning outcomes. • Collaborate with clinical partners to ensure student experiences remain within appropriate scope and competency level. • Assist in resolution of clinical issues involving faculty, students, or facilities. • Coordinates completion of clinical affiliation agreements in collaboration with the Director of Nursing and ensures ongoing compliance with established requirements. Compliance & Quality Assurance • Support the Director of Nursing in maintaining compliance with Ohio Board of Nursing requirements for clinical education. • Contribute to documentation required for regulatory and accreditation reporting. • Participate in ongoing program evaluation and clinical quality improvement initiatives. • Maintain readiness for regulatory review and accreditation visits. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Performs other related duties as required. SCOPE OF SUPERVISION • Recruits clinical instructors in collaboration with clinical partners. • Orients new instructors to role expectations in coordination with the course lead faculty. • Collects evaluation data from clinical instructors and clinical sites to assess the effectiveness of the clinical learning experience and reports findings to the Director of Nursing. • The Director of Nursing retains responsibility for guiding the planning and initiation of performance improvement, with support from the Clinical Coordinator in data collection, monitoring, and follow-through. USUAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS The following physical demands are typically used to perform this job’s essential duties and responsibilities. They are not qualification standards, rather they may be used to help the College, employee, or applicant identify where and how reasonable accommodations may be made when an otherwise qualified person is unable to perform the job’s essential duties due to an ADA disability. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently sits for extended periods of time and occasionally stands and walks. The employee regularly exhibits manual dexterity when working on the computer, typing and performing other related tasks. The employee regularly talks and hears when working with students and the general public. Vision demands include close, relatively detailed vision, with the ability to adjust focus when typing or reading a computer screen. The employee occasionally lifts up to 10 pounds. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: • Ohio nursing education regulations • Clinical supervision standards • PN and ADN scope distinctions • Curriculum implementation and evaluation • Accreditation expectations Ability to: • Coordinate multi-site clinical education experiences • Maintain strong healthcare partnerships • Apply sound professional and regulatory judgment • Communicate effectively with faculty, students, and clinical agencies • Manage competing priorities in a dynamic academic environment QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required. Current, active, unencumbered RN license in Ohio. Minimum of three (3) years of clinical nursing experience. Experience in nursing education or clinical coordination preferred. Must meet faculty qualification standards consistent with Ohio nursing education regulations when functioning in a faculty capacity. Southern State is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.