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Position Summary

• Assist faculty in the identification of current and new clinical sites in private practices, hospitals, clinics, community centers, schools, and other settings where advanced practice providers and clinicians are working.
• Work closely with faculty, preceptors, and clinical sites to ensure ongoing communication with community partners and preceptors.
• Place students in clinical sites and notify students of clinical placement and appropriate contact information.
• Maintain and update documents regarding clinical placement progress and share with course and program coordinators, as necessary.
• Serve as a first point of contact for issues with student placements, manage early intervention of placement needs, and triage as necessary to course and program coordinators.
• Maintain orientation documents for all students enrolled in clinical courses and track student completion.
• Collaborate with Director of Academic Operations to ensure affiliation agreements are in place for clinical sites.
• Attend community of Interest meetings to maintain and build clinical partnerships.
• Assist in tracking requirements necessary to secure student clearances at clinical facilities and access to electronic health records.
• Assist in updating Typhon for accurate listing of all preceptors, clinical sites, and board certifications.
• Notify students of clinical placement and contact information after verification by program coordinator.
• Provide final course hours for preceptor verification and thank you letters.
• Provide graduate clinical staff support with list of students/preceptors/access to appropriate syllabi/evaluative materials.
• Participate in on-site student and preceptor orientations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Licensed as a registered nurse (RN) in NYS
• Two years of experience working as an RN or APRN
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook
• Excellent professional communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideal candidate will have healthcare contacts in Nurse Practitioner settings throughout the Western New York region and familiarity with inpatient and community health agencies.
• Preceptor experience and/or training.