Clinical Coordinator, Physician Assistant Program

Company Description

About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 22 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with nine Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities

- Chamberlain Care. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care, we've built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain Care is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.

If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care, we invite you to apply today!

Job Description

At Chamberlain University, we believe if we take extraordinary care of our students, we will graduate extraordinary people who can have a significant and positive impact on healthcare around the world. This is the concept of Chamberlain Care. A student's clinical experience is an extremely important piece of their education that helps build not only skills, but confidence in the clinical setting. The Physician Assistant Clinical Coordinator role supports our students with the utmost Chamberlain Care by coordinating all clinical experiences for Chamberlain's physician assistant program by assisting PA dean, program director, and Clinical Faculty in the management of PA supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs). The clinical coordinator will support the mission and philosophy of the College and represents the College to clinical agencies, students, and the community through clinical scheduling and business development efforts. Reporting to the PA Dean and Program Director, this individual must be a highly motivated team player who desires to share creative solutions, best practices and able to work in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with preceptors, offices, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other clinical agency sites.

• Obtain signatures for renewing and/or terminating contracts between Chamberlain and clinical sites, based on alignment with clinical objectives.

• Develop and administer an effective program for placement of students in collaboration with the PA Clinical Faculty. Maintain effective communications with students regarding rotations, hospital privileges and clinical paperwork.

• Work with the National Clinical Coordination Office, Clinical Compliance, Marketing and IT to reach potential preceptors and effectively market clinical strengths of the PA program.

• Maintain complete knowledge and understanding of Chamberlain's curriculum and programs and be able to clearly explain to clinical partners.

• Participate in academic planning and scheduling for students by monitoring and assuring adequate clinical placement inventory.

• Monitor, gather, organize and present data gathered from preceptors, graduates and other sources to assist in the ongoing self-analysis of the program.

• Manage the clinical tracking software and monitor student data entry, logging and uploads. Create reports of this data for Clinical Faculty and program director.

• Assist the Clinical Faculty in the orientation of students to clinical rotations, policies, clinical sites, what to expect, arrangement of clinical callback days, EOR examination proctoring and monitoring of Clinical Portfolio progress.

• Gather material and data for Clinical Coordination Committee. Take minutes and supply updates as needed.

• Complete work in a timely manner, including preparing, documenting, and tracking clinical assignments.

• Coordinate with Clinical Faculty to ensure students and faculty are compliant with and are prevented from entering clinical agency sites if they are not.

• Serve as role model for faculty, staff and students in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, attendance and general professionalism.

• Use relationship skills in situations requiring group problem solving, consensus building and win-win negotiation.

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures and complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• Candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter who can be a team player with the desire to share creative solutions and best practices.

• Candidate must exhibit strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills; excellent organizational skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously. Attention to detail and mental concentration are necessary for accurately performing tasks with the ability to tolerate frequent interruptions.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to make presentations to healthcare leaders and educators and comfortable developing relationships via phone and in person.

• Inside sales and/or sales support skills helpful-- ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of successful demonstration of business development and/or sales competencies.

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $37761.23 and $68341.37. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match

• Participation in Adtalem's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy

• 12 Paid Holidays

For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits

Equal Opportunity

• Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation