Education Clinical Coordinator, Anesthesiologist Assistant

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Education Clinical Coordinator (ECC) for the Anesthesiologist Assistant Program is responsible for securing, cultivating, and managing clinical educational sites to ensure optimal clinical experiences for students. This hybrid position requires the incumbent to work both on campus and in the field, conducting regular visits with preceptors and health system administrators to strengthen relationships and enhance communication between hospitals and the university. The ECC will bridge the gap between clinical sites and the university, facilitating smooth operations and ensuring the program's high standards are maintained.

In addition to these core responsibilities, the ECC plays a pivotal role in providing professional development opportunities for students, addressing student concerns while they are working in clinical sites, and evaluating clinical sites to ensure they meet the educational needs of the program and students. The ECC will work closely with program leadership to integrate clinical education principles into the curriculum and provide ongoing assistance regarding clinical contracts, preceptor agreements, and student placements. The role also involves proactive problem-solving for student clinical shift dilemmas and assisting with the investigation of clinical student issues that require academic actions in accordance with South University policies and procedures.

KEY JOB ELEMENTS:

• Secure and cultivate clinical education sites for the Anesthesiologist Assistant Program.
• Initiate clinical department activities, including student placement in clinical rotations to ensure students meet standards for the program with adequate rotation slots throughout the clinical year.
• Serve as the primary liaison between clinical sites and the university to facilitate effective communication and collaboration between hospital administrators, preceptors, and university faculty.
• Conduct regular site visits to preceptors and health system administrators to maintain and improve relationships.
• Ensure clinical sites provide a high-quality learning environment for students with proper documentation and data collection.
• Guide students effectively through the process and procedure for document submission to include credentialing requirements, background checks/urine drug screens and immunizations, prior to and during clinical rotations.
• Provide advisement and proactive problem-solving for students regarding clinical scheduling and clinical shift dilemmas.
• Coordinate the ongoing maintenance of the clinical curriculum in the relevant digital system including auditing affiliation agreements, student-required logging/submissions, and preceptor files with the currency of licensure.
• Assist in the development and revision of the program’s promotional materials including but not limited to print materials, website, and other marketing materials.
• Organize quarterly registration process and monitor attendance for all current students in the program.
• Maintain documentation to coordinate outside lecturer/preceptor payments, purchase orders, check requests, and vendor requests.
• Complete verification of graduation forms for credentialing services and aid alumni in obtaining required documentation for licensure.
• Assist in planning program activities such as admissions interviews, orientation, graduation, CPR certification courses, alumni events.
• Carry out other duties as assigned

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree with a preference for a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Management or related field.
• Clinical healthcare system experience or clinical administrative experience preferred.
• Experience with computerized administrative systems. Proficient with the use standard office applications on personal computers.
• Ability to read, understand, interpret and implement accreditation criteria and state agency regulations.
• Ability to resolve inquiries and complaints from employees, students, regulatory agencies, or members of the academic or business community.
• Ability to effectively present information to faculty, academic and campus leaders, hospital administrators, corporate leaders, and public groups.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The individual must be able to travel out of the local area with an occasional overnight stay to participate in a variety of conferences and meetings. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds. The vision requirements include ability to adjust focus and close vision.

South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student, and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.