Statement of Primary Purpose

The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for the planning, organization, administration and review of the effectiveness of the clinical experiences. The Clinical Coordinator assigns students to clinical sites, ensures facility onboarding requirements are satisfactorily met prior to the start of rotations, maintains clinic related documentation and verify students’ clinical performance. The Clinical Coordinator serves as the point of contact for the clinic sites. The Clinical Coordinator will foster positive, professional relations with existing sites and cultivate new clinical sites. In order to achieve this goal, it is expected that the Clinical Coordinator will maintain consistent communication with clinical trainers and make regular visits to the sites where students are being trained.

The Clinical Coordinator also teaches in the classroom, laboratory, and participates in college activities.

This position is a 9-month plus one summer session academic year.

Classification

Curriculum faculty, full-time, exempt.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Maintain credentials as required by accrediting agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrates and maintains current subject area knowledge.
• Communicate and work with clinical preceptors and clinical staff in a cooperative, professional manner.
• Organizes clinical rotations, and schedules for clinical rotations.
• Facilitates the student clinic onboarding process.
• Serve as the point of contact for clinical facilities.
• Ensure there are sufficient and a variety of clinical sites for students to be places for clinical rotations.
• Maintain clinic related documentation according to accreditation / certification requirements.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and progression of the clinical experience.
• Perform site visits at clinical locations routinely and evaluate student’s performance.
• Work with students in the laboratory to assist them in developing skill proficiencies
• Adhere to academic policies and procedures.
• Maintain teaching course load in compliance with college and accreditation workload policy.
• Must be available to teach a 8 week summer class.
• Prepare and teach assigned courses in accordance with course outlines and published course schedule.
• Maintain accurate records for each course taught
• Appropriately challenge, engage, support and communicate with students to encourage their participation and learning in a professional, respectful environment.
• Assist the program coordinator with curriculum planning and development of courses
• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus
• Assists with student recruitment, advising and retention.
• Submit all college reports in an accurate, timely fashion
• Assists department with faculty recruitment
• Assists in selection and ordering of equipment, supplies and learning resources.
• Participate in college events and activities
• Attend college commencements
• Serve on college and division committees

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned. 
• Serve as liaison between Southwestern Community College and the clinical education sites Responsible for the establishment of clinical sites and clinical faculty standards under the direction of the program director
• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, administer and monitor activities on behalf of the academic program and in coordination with academic and clinical facility.

Minimum Qualifications

Education           

A.A.S Degree

Clinical coordinator must possess a credential in the field through a national certification program that is accredited by the National Commission on Certifying Agencies. (NCCA.)

Knowledge and Skills    

Clinical coordinator must have a minimum total of three years’ clinical experience in a Medical Imaging Science.

Have documented experience in supervision, evaluation, student guidance, educational theories and techniques.

Physical Demands          

Standing, bending, teaching in classroom, lab and clinical environment

Licensing Requirement

Registered Diagnostic Sonographer- must be registered in these specialty areas: Obstetrical / Gynecology and Abdominal

Valid NC Driver’s License

Working Conditions and Environment

The clinical coordinator should pursue ongoing formal training designed to maintain and upgrade his/her professional instruction and administrative capabilities.

Frequent travel to clinic sites is required.

Equipment Operation

Able to operate and demonstrate all sonography equipment required to perform the duties of a Medical Sonographer.

This position description covers the most essential functions and duties associated with this position.  Other duties may be assigned by the President or appropriate supervisory personnel.  The College reserves the right to alter duties, responsibilities, conditions, working hours, and job title as necessary.