Clinical Coordinator

Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia. UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

The University of North Georgia is currently accepting applications for a Clinical Coordinator on the Gainesville campus. This position coordinates all aspects of clinical components with classroom or clinic teaching, as appropriate.

• Identifies, recruits, and tours new clinical/ practicum agency student placement sites in conjunction with department coordinators.
• Maintains a list of the approved adjunct clinical faculty and preceptors by clinical specialty. Search committee for hire of PT faculty.
• Identifies and interacts with clinical agencies to schedule student clinical groups or individual senior clinical practicum preceptor rotations for undergraduate nursing courses.
• Attends required meetings at clinical affiliation agencies, community professional meetings, and recruitment job fairs.
• Serves as the department's expert for various credentialing systems.
• Coordinates with course faculty to assess clinical scheduling and faculty needs each semester.
• Collaborates with credentialing specialist to assist with clinical clearance records on students and clinical faculty and submits them to clinical agencies, including CPR verification, health clearance, background checks, resumes, fit mask testing, and clinical training modules that may be required
• Oversees the distribution of the student and clinical agency evaluation forms, collaborates with course faculty to evaluate clinical site effectiveness in meeting the learner¿s needs, and supports faculty development by assessing and constructing educational resources for successful clinical teaching.
• Coordinates Clinical Faculty Orientation to ensure proper introduction to resources that promote clinical teaching.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Detailed knowledge. 
• Vocational skills: communication, human resources, professional communication skills, business writing, public speaking, interpersonal skills, establishing work relationships, public relations, teamwork, analytical skills, self-management skills, concentration, fluctuating workload, prioritizing, follow through.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Three years of nursing experience as an RN
• Must have unencumbered nursing license in Georgia by the time of hire.

Minimum Starting Salary: $73,155

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Contact information for three professional references. 

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of North Georgia, as determined by University of North Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

The University of North Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex or national origin, age, disability, religion, genetics or veteran status. Georgia is an open records state. Also, UNG is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.

• This role is considered a position of trust.
• This position requires security clearance.

• Position of Trust + Education