Clinical Coordinator for Undergraduate Nursing

Valparaiso University College of Nursing and Health Professions invites applications for its Clinical Coordinator for Undergraduate Nursing position. Valparaiso University (“Valpo”), a community of learning grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith, prepares students to lead and serve both church and society. Located one hour southeast of Chicago on a 310-acre campus, Valpo is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of over 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Valpo is consistently recognized as one of the best private universities in the Midwest and is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, a county seat of 40,000 residents with high quality schools and an active social community.

This position is a full-time, 12-month appointment, beginning June 2026. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, developing and maintaining long-term relationships with educational partners at various clinical agencies, facilitating contract approval, placement of undergraduate nursing students in clinical or community experience, the hiring and orientating clinical instructors, and collaborating with the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Nursing. The successful candidate for the position will hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing; hold a current license in the state of Indiana; have knowledge of the nursing profession, academic programs and the nature of clinical experiences for nursing students; knowledge of legal and ethical issues surrounding professional education in nursing; and have at least 5 years of experience working as a professional nurse in an acute care setting.

Candidates should be interested in working at a university engaged in issues in Christian higher education in the Lutheran tradition. The College of Nursing and Health Professions has programs in nursing (BSN and DNP), exercise science (BSXS), health science (BSHS), healthcare leadership (BSHL), healthcare administration (MHCA), public health (BSPH and MPH), physician assistant studies (MSPA), and occupational therapy (DrOT, OTD.

As a campus with an increasingly diverse student body, we encourage applications from individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented communities. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and contact information for three references to Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/186052. In your cover letter, please include brief statements of (a) how you might contribute to the university’s distinctive mission, and (b) what experiences you have had which will enable you to mentor a diverse student body. Candidates who submit names of references should expect that the search committee will contact these references, in confidence, and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire. Employment will require a satisfactory criminal background check. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. For specific questions or additional information about the search, contact Dr. Kelly Migler at kelly.migler@valpo.edu, or 219.548.7794.