Nursing: Clinical Agency Coordinator for Post-Licensure Programs

POSITION: A full-time, professional academic staff position is available in the Department of Nursing beginning February 3, 2025. The working title of this assignment is Clinical Agency Coordinator for Post-Licensure Programs with an official title of Academic Program Manager.  This is a renewable assignment, contingent on performance and funding.  The salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• RN licensure in the state of Wisconsin.
• Ability to collaborate with health care agencies and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds (age, gender, culture).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with Graduate studies in nursing
• Nurse practitioner licensure
• Knowledge of UW-Eau Claire academic policies and procedures.

DUTIES

This is a full-time, non-teaching, administrative professional academic staff position in the Department of Nursing. The position reports to the Chair of the Graduate Program and works closely with the Baccalaureate Completion Program Director (BSN Completion program) and faculty. This position's primary responsibility is coordinating clinical agency placements for post­ licensure students (BSN completion, MSN, BSN to DNP, and MSN to DNP).

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities               

• Work collaboratively with the Clinical Agency Coordinator for Pre-Licensure Programs, Graduate Programs Director, Department Chair, Associate Dean, faculty, students, and Dean's office in developing and implementing plans for post-licensure student clinical placements.
• Manage the post-licensure affiliation agreement process, including initiating and negotiating new and timely renewals of existing agreements for Dean approval.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Agency Coordinator for Pre-Licensure Programs to maintain the college's clinical affiliation database.
• Facilitate the recruitment and ongoing identification of preceptors and the availability of preceptors and clinical faculty for BSN completion and advanced professional and practice nursing role preparation courses in primary care, hospital, community-based, and educational settings.
• Provide guidance in the review of student preceptor and clinical site requests.
• Work with faculty to facilitate identifying and establishing organizational leadership clinical placements for the DNP program.
• As appropriate, collaborate with Safety & Risk Management (SRM) regarding affiliation agreement review and negotiation of clinical requirements, such as clinical placement requirements, health records, and background checks.
• Serve as the primary contact for clinical agencies related to post-licensure student placement and advocate on students' behalf regarding clinical agency requirements.
• Guide students, faculty, Graduate Programs Director, and Department Chair on agency requirements for student placement (e.g., orientation requirements, health work, dress codes).
• At the time of admission, review BSN Completion and graduate student documents required for clinical placement, including but not limited to health records, CPR and Criminal background checks, and other related documents to ensure completion of these records.
• Advise students on completing required health and other clinical agency-required records and ensure students complete the additional educational requirements for clinical agency preparation (e.g., health records and blood-borne pathogens).
• Monitor and ensure ongoing student health records and other related documentation maintenance.
• Ensure preceptor materials are sent to providers before starting clinical.
• Represent the College at healthcare agency meetings to advocate for and promote students' clinical placement in all post-licensure programs (BSN Completion, MSN, BSN to DNP, and MSN to DNP).
• Learn and use clinical placement platforms for post-licensure graduate and BSN Completion students.

THE UNIT

College

Join an institution built on a foundation of excellence, liberal education, and inclusivity. The College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) fosters the transformation of individuals at the undergraduate and graduate levels into leaders in professional nursing practice, education, and scholarship. As part of the college, you will engage with multiple regional healthcare agencies in a variety of different sites, including both urban and rural settings.

Department

The Department of Nursing offers four degree programs: the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion (BSNC), the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). UW-Eau Claire is the only public university in northwestern Wisconsin that offers a baccalaureate nursing degree. All programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

As a department, we believe high-impact educational experiences, scholarship, and service to our communities enhance students' and faculty's personal and professional growth and inclusivity in our professional and personal lives. Faculty can develop student intercultural immersion experiences, such as working with migrant farm workers in western Wisconsin and clinical work with the Lakota Sioux nation in South Dakota. Scholarship and research are supported at the college and university levels. Undergraduate students can collaborate with faculty on faculty-mentored scholarly projects through the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.

For more information about CONHS, please visit https://www.uwec.edu/academics/college-nursing-health-sciences/.

UNIVERSITY and EAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY

UW-Eau Claire, an institution of approximately 11,000 students and 1,200 faculty and staff, is consistently recognized as a top comprehensive university in the Midwest and is widely known as a leader in faculty-undergraduate research and study abroad. We strive for excellence in liberal education and select graduate and professional programs through commitment to teaching and learning and dedication to our core values of diversity, sustainability, leadership, and innovation. To learn more about UWEC, visit https://www.uwec.edu/human-resources/employment-opportunities/why-uwec/ .

The City of Eau Claire, situated at the confluence of the Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers, is at the center of a metropolitan area of approximately 100,000 people located 90 miles east of Minneapolis/St. Paul. The area features beautiful parks and trails, strong public schools, a vibrant arts scene and local food culture, and abundant recreational opportunities

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications are submitted electronically. Please follow instructions found on the following UW-Eau Claire Web site: https://www.uwec.edu/job-postings/ .You must create an account and login before you can apply.  If you have not yet registered, click on the "Click here to Register" link to begin the registration process. If you are already a registered user, input your "User Name" and "Password" and select "Login."  Click the link to the Nursing: Clinical Agency Coordinator for Post-Licensure Programs position (Job ID #21574) and then click the "Apply Now" button to submit your application electronically.  Your application will not be considered complete until all required documents are attached and all required fields are completed.  Please be sure you have included the following in PDF format:

• Letter of application
• Resume
• Unofficial graduate school transcript [if applicable]
• Names and contact information for three references.

Please direct requests for additional information to:

Dr. Lisa Schiller, schilllf@uwec.edu

Completed applications will be received until position is filled. The university reserves the right to contact additional references with notice given to candidates at an appropriate time in the process. Employment will require a background check. Employment will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding past conduct related to sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. §. 19.36(7).

The UW-Eau Claire Police Department is dedicated to maintaining a safe and secure environment for learning and working. Although crime at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is limited, the University Police want students, faculty and staff to be aware of crime on campus and the area surrounding the campus. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose annual information about campus crime.  Visit Campus Security and Fire Report  (https://www.uwec.edu/files/8/annual-security-report.pdf) .  Also visit our Campus Security Authority policy (https://www.uwec.edu/files/787/CleryCompliancePolicy.pdf).

UW-Eau Claire is an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disability employer