Nursing Clinical Placement Coordinator

Nursing Clinical Placement Coordinator

Company:
Cape Cod Community College

Job Location:
West Barnstable, 02668

Category:
Nursing

Type:
Full-Time

Company Description:

Cape Cod Community College is a place of personal discovery, enrichment, and professional development for those just beginning the quest and for those at many points along the path of higher education throughout life. It is a caring, comprehensive institution that belongs to the people it serves and responds to their individual and community needs. Students attending Cape Cod Community College are striving for personal excellence, and are finding it, day after day. Graduates of the College can be found in all levels of private business, the professions, and public service, and they excel at what they do.

For students seeking to lay a foundation for further study, there is no better place to begin than at Cape Cod Community College. In today's highly competitive market place, the well prepared transfer student is the most aggressively recruited person in higher education. For many Cape Cod Community College graduates, that Associate Degree opens the door to institutions that were just not an option after high school. And, when you consider the savings in the overall cost of a four-year degree at either a public or a private university, starting at Cape Cod Community College becomes an incredible bargain that blends quality with unmatched value.

The students' education is the first priority at Cape Cod Community College. As a learning-centered community, we value the contributions of a diverse population, welcome open inquiry, and promote mutual respect. The College offers a strong educational foundation of critical and creative thinking, communication competency, and a global, multicultural perspective that prepares students for life and work in the 21st century. Our liberal arts, sciences, and career programs provide educational pathways that serve the varied social, economic, and demographic characteristics of our community with a distinctive focus on sustainability. We honor our past, celebrate our present and imagine our future.

Job Description:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Nursing Clinical Placement Coordinator will manage the student's clinical placement process and contracts and affiliations with hospitals and other clinical sites for the nursing program. This position requires strong interpersonal skills and judgement to facilitate collaboration and communication among faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders. Position requires the ability to manage sensitive information, as necessary. The successful candidate will be a confident and professional administrator with excellent communication and IT skills that will contribute to the efficient day-to-day activities of the nursing program. This is a campus-based, full-time (37.5 hour a week) position requiring occasional evening and weekend hours.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

1. Administrative coordination and maintenance of clinical placements for all nursing program options with contracted/affiliated clinical agencies for nursing students.
2. Communicate with students, clinical faculty, and hospital representatives to obtain and clarify information and to update the database for student placements via various platforms.
3. Ensure immunization records and other required pre-clinical clearance and credentialing documents for nursing students are in compliance.
4. Communicate with the Student Immunization Office relative to student compliance.
5. Conduct student hospital onboarding in conjunction with healthcare organization sites.
6. Initiate and maintain ongoing contact with clinical agencies for preceptor, adjunct, and student placements.
7. Assist students and faculty by communicating with outside clinical agencies (ex: hospitals, community clinics and health care provider's offices, etc.) to ensure that all facets of the clinical agency placement process are properly documented and communicated.
8. Manage clinical placement lists and reports as required by the Director of Nursing Education and the Director of CNAH, faculty, and agencies.
9. Serve as liaison to the healthcare community, in conjunction with the Director of Nursing Education, the Director of CNAH, and faculty representatives/faculty/students, explaining the role of the nursing student, evaluating appropriateness of clinical sites prior to student placement, and coordinating periodic campus meetings for clinical agency as needed.
10. Collect and maintain preceptor and adjunct faculty qualification documentation/forms per MA Board of Nursing and ACEN.
11. Verify all preceptor and adjunct faculty RN license numbers are active and unencumbered.
12. Coordinate the collection of evaluations of clinical agencies by faculty/student/agency members.
13. Assist the Director of Nursing Education, the Director of CNAH, and faculty, in matters related to student placement and participates in meetings to assist with problem-solving related to the clinical process, as needed/requested.
14. Train in the CCP Platform.
15. Maintain strong positive communication with all affiliate internship locations.
16. Organize and facilitate orientation of students to their clinical and field locations. This shall include all required physical or digital documentation of immunizations, CORI/SORI, drug screens, certifications, etc., or communication with the liaisons at the affiliate locations.
17. Create and maintain all aspects of clinical scheduling at affiliate locations based on site preferences or restrictions in collaboration with Nursing faculty.
18. Attend and participate in advisory board meetings.
19. College service, including committee work, and meetings, as assigned.

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Master's degree in Nursing, Education, Education Administration, or other related field plus three (3) years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
2. Knowledge of Windows-based software and PC functions. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, or equivalents.
3. Innovative thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
4. Meticulous attention to detail with the ability to multi-task.
5. Strong organizational, administrative, and planning skills.
6. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
7. Excellent documentation, communication, and IT skills.
8. Passionate about clinical excellence.
9. Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Clinical Placement Coordinator role experience preferred.
2. Background in Nursing.
3. Knowledge of BORN and ACEN regulations.

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above are encouraged to upload a separate statement to define precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

COMPENSATION: Full-time, MCCC Unit Position; Grade 5 - Senior Special Programs Coordinator with an anticipated annual salary range of $72,265-$82,472. Actual salary will be consistent with the MCCC/MTA Collective Bargaining Agreement, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Includes participation in a comprehensive employee benefits program including option for membership in the Massachusetts State Employees' Retirement System

APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 17, 2026

Please visit our website at www.capecod.edu for information on Cape Cod Community College.

This appointment is subject to the FY2026 budget appropriations.

Appointment subject to SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information), publicly accessible Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and national background checks.

The College cannot consider applicants who do not have the ability to work in the United States without assistance from the employer.

Cape Cod Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statues and College policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

**ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.**

Begin the online application process by going to the APPLY NOW link. During the process you will be given an opportunity to upload required documents: a cover letter addressing how you meet the minimum requirements of the position and resume (failure to submit requested documents may result in disqualification). Please note that finalist candidates will be asked to provide three current professional letters of reference and transcripts.

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