Job detail for Program Associate, Clinical Placement

The George Washington University School of Nursing (GWNursing) prepares nurse leaders, providers, and scholars to improve the health of all people by leveraging our presence in the nation’s capital.

GW Nursing is searching for a Program Associate to support our Clinical Placement team. The Program Associate, Clinical Placement, reports to the Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance and works closely with the Associate Dean of Pre-Licensure/BSN Programs, Director of the ABSN program, Director of the DE MSN program, the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, and other program faculty to facilitate clinical placements and manage student health records and requirements for all undergraduate nursing students and assigned graduate students.

include:

• Work with Clinical Course Coordinators to identify and facilitate new clinical sites, as appropriate.
• Initiate and maintain partnerships with hospitals, clinical sites, and community health agencies utilized by undergraduate nursing students to complete clinical rotations/preceptorships.
• Provide oversight of clinical portals for student compliance of required immunizations and other mandatory documentation.
• Updates student compliance tracking spreadsheets.
• Updates compliance and communicates information to Admissions.
• Communicate with students about missing requirements.
• Requests clinical slots for ABSN and DE MSN students, including group rotations and individual preceptorships.
• Assist with graduate program clinical placement as needed.
• Complete all required compliance documentation for sites before the start of every clinical rotation (e.g., health records, site paperwork and training).
• Work with faculty liaisons regarding student clinical placement requirements.
• Place pre-licensure students in their clinical rotations each semester in collaboration with clinical coordinators.
• Maintains clear and complete record-keeping of placement and instructor information.
• Communicates placement information to students, including onboarding and compliance requirements, badging, parking, and clinical instructor information.
• All additional questions pertaining to clinical education and/or units is directed to BSN clinical faculty.
• Maintains clinical calendar and student dashboard, including surveys, guides, and presentation materials.
• Incorporate all relevant information and details into the Core system.
• Assists with the management of School of Nursing clinical contracts and agreements.
• Answer and route phone calls, mail and e-mail messages; may handle wide-range information dissemination.
• Maintain Pre-Licensure Clinical Placement Box folder.

Perform all other duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.