Description

The Coordinator of Clinical Partnerships is responsible for leading and managing a complex, multi-system process for ensuring that the school has a current affiliation agreement for each practicum placement and any other course requirements where a student is engaged with an organization (e.g., DNP projects). Responsible for the development, management and oversight of partnerships with organizations providing experiential learning opportunities for all nursing students. Ensures that the school has a plan for practicum placements for all nursing students each semester.

Apply for this position via the University of Minnesota job portal: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/370299 (Job ID 370299).

Coordinating Partnerships for Students’ Experiential Learning (70%)

• Develops, maintains, and sustains partnerships with organizations providing experiential learning opportunities for students in all nursing academic programs. Initiates and leads meetings with key organizations throughout the region to develop new clinical partnerships.
• Identifies new practicum experiences for students in new and existing organizations.
• Analyzes, assesses, and responds quickly and professionally to changes and crises that require creative problem-solving and in-depth knowledge of practicum settings.
• Ensures that the school has a well-coordinated plan that identifies and optimizes the use of practicum sites for experiential student learning in the BSN, MN, DNP, Post-graduate certificate, and PhD programs.
• Serves as the School of Nursing’s representative and point of contact for external and partnering organizations requiring a centralized process for student placement.
• Represents the School and Office of Academic Programs at meetings and committees related to practicum placement of students.
• Works in close collaboration and communicates regularly with the staff doing the practicum placements for students for coordination, identifying practicum needs, and problem-solving unique practicum needs or issues.
• Collaborate in preceptor development activities and the development of preceptor resources. 

Program Business Administration (25%)

University Affiliation Agreements:

• Responsible for leading and managing a complex, multi-system process for ensuring that the School of Nursing has a current affiliation agreement for each practicum placement and other course requirements where a student is engaged with an organization (e.g., DNP projects).
• For new organizations, research each organization and initiate contact in order to establish an affiliation agreement. 
  Understands the School of Nursing accreditation and University policy requirements to ensure that all agreements are in compliance.
• Serves as the School of Nursing liaison with the Office of General Counsel for all affiliation agreement matters.
• Ensures all current affiliation agreements are active, renewed as appropriate, and that the school is complying with the terms of the affiliation agreement.

State Board of Nursing Requirements:

• For non-Minnesota practicum placements, investigates, synthesizes, and determines State Board of Nursing requirements in advance of any practicum placement within the selected state.
• Ensures that all individual State Board of Nursing requirements are met in advance of a student placement.
• Provides guidance and consultation to the School of Nursing admissions team regarding BON requirements for applicants.

Partnerships and Committees:

• Represent the School of Nursing in several internal and external committees and task forces, advocating for the School of Nursing's needs and facilitating information flow among SON stakeholders.

Other Duties as Required (5%)

Position Type: Faculty and P&A Staff 

Pay and Benefits: Pay Range: $60,863.26-$80,643.86; depending on education/qualifications/experience

About the Department

Founded in 1909 and recognized as the first nursing program established within a university, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing continues to lead the profession into the future. With a mission to generate knowledge and educate leaders to shape the future of nursing and advance health care to improve the health and wellbeing of all, the school and its research are addressing health issues and improving health. With nearly $6 million in National Institutes of Health awards to the School of Nursing and the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing in 2019, the University of Minnesota rose to 10th in the latest ranking of NIH funding to schools of nursing.

The school is ranked among the top programs in nurse midwifery and nursing informatics, and it is internationally renowned for its efforts to improve health and health care through the use of big data. The School was one of nine nursing schools nationally awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine in 2020.

The University of Minnesota has one of the largest, more comprehensive academic health centers in the nation. While robust scholarly inquiry is central to the School of Nursing’s mission, it is enhanced by interprofessional collaboration with schools and colleges within the University and its health sciences schools comprised of pharmacy, medicine, public health, dentistry and veterinary medicine.

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in nursing with at least 6 years of experience or a master's degree plus at least four years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity working with online platforms, databases, Google Suite of products/applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing/health field.
• Experience supervising individuals on small teams.