Nursing Clinical Coordinator (Program Admin Spec II)

Support the Laurel Ridge Nursing Programs by coordinating clinical, simulation, and laboratory placements and experiences. Enhance program outcomes and ensure compliance with regulatory and clinical requirements for students and clinical faculty. Work directly with students, faculty, program leadership, and clinical partners. Participate in student tracking and support activities, including coaching incoming nursing student cohorts to ensure student compliance with entrance and clinical requirements. Offer administrative support for the nursing programs, the Director of Nursing, and supports accreditation efforts and student tracking.
Core Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

The Clinical and Simulation Coordinator is primarily responsible for developing and implementing clinical, laboratory, simulation, and preceptorship schedules. This includes ensuring timely communication with students, faculty, and clinical sites, and coordinating with stakeholders to address any scheduling issues. The role also involves onboarding and maintaining clinical site requirements, managing digital compliance trackers and Canvas cohort pages, and serving as the primary contact for compliance-related matters. The coordinator attends student orientations to present clinical site requirements and supports students and faculty in meeting these requirements.
In addition to scheduling and compliance tasks, the coordinator provides operational and administrative support for the Director of Nursing and nursing programs. This includes supporting accreditation efforts through student tracking and records maintenance, maintaining electronic files, and serving as a liaison between admissions and program leadership. The coordinator also oversees purchasing for the nursing programs, ensuring adherence to budget and compliance with state purchasing procedures. Part-time faculty oversight involves monitoring the faculty pool, recruiting new faculty, conducting monthly meetings, and validating logged hours. The coordinator ensures consistent office hours, fosters a positive learning environment, and participates in faculty committees to support student success and program improvement.
The hiring range for this position is $54,418.00-$80,000.00. Salary will commensurate with education and experience. This is a Quasi Classified position and salary will be prorated as such. The schedule for this quasi-full-time position will be 36 hours per week for 12 months. The position is classified staff and as such is eligible for the benefits package offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia for state agencies. For more information, please visit www.dhrm.virginia.gov .About Laurel Ridge Community College

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Laurel Ridge Community College is a comprehensive, nonresidential, two-year public institution of higher education with four locations – the Fauquier and Middletown campuses, the Luray-Page County Center and the Vint Hill Site – as well as outreach sites throughout the college’s service region. The service region includes the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the city of Winchester.
Laurel Ridge’s Middletown Campus and the Luray-Page County Center are nestled within the Shenandoah Valley with easy access to a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities, historical sites, and a welcoming network of towns and cities where families grow, and diverse businesses thrive. Laurel Ridge’s Fauquier Campus and the Vint Hill Site are located within the Upper Piedmont region of Virginia. Situated in Fauquier County, and located just 40 miles west of Washington, D.C., this area offers the opportunity for living in a beautiful rural landscape with easy access to our nation’s capital.
Laurel Ridge offers nearly 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, as well as workforce training programs for employees and employers. Laurel Ridge offers a variety of day, evening, weekend, and online classes. As one of the fastest growing community colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), Laurel Ridge serves more than 8,400 unduplicated students through our credit courses, and over 1,300 employers through Workforce Solutions’ business and professional development programs. In terms of student enrollment, Laurel Ridge is the seventh largest of the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System. Laurel Ridge is a consistently high performer in the performance-based funding metrics established by the Virginia Community College System.
Telework
According to DHRM policy 1.61 Teleworking , effective July 5, 2022, Virginia state employees will return to the workplace. Consistent with pre-pandemic policies, telework may be an option for certain eligible positions. Eligible positions are determined by the type of work and job requirements of the position, as defined by heads of agencies. Positions requiring more than two days of telework weekly will require approval from the Department of Education’s Cabinet Secretary. Positions requiring more than two days of telework weekly require approval from the Office of the Governor’s Chief of Staff.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Academic training or demonstrated experience in administrative support, healthcare, management, or human resources.
• Experience in a healthcare setting with knowledge of medical terminology and healthcare systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn electronic tracking systems.

• Previous experience in clinical coordination or healthcare administration.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and accreditation standards.
• Experience with state purchasing in Virginia.
• Experience with accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• Familiarity with Concept Based Curriculum and educational platforms like Canvas, Shadow Health, Elsevier, or Trajecsys.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link:  http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.

The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.

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