<p>Summary</p> <p>Under the direction of the Associate Dean of Pre-Licensure Nursing, the Director of Pre-Licensure Clinical Programs will oversee and manage all aspects of the clinical experience in the Pre-Licensure curricula. The Director will ensure clinical courses and objectives are fully developed and realized each semester through appropriate student placements, learning opportunities, and robust evaluation. This includes recruitment and development of clinical faculty and clinical sites and guiding students through their clinical experiences. The Director will employ strategies to increase the number of instructors, preceptors, and clinical site partnerships throughout the academic year and collaborate with departments internally and externally to build and strengthen those relationships. The Director is responsible for ensuring all legal, state, federal and Board of Nursing requirements are met regarding students, preceptors and clinical sites as it relates to utilization, student placements, requirements for clinical participation, and the ability to provide required learning experience based on established clinical learning objectives.</p> <p>Essential Functions</p> <ul> <li>Recruit and hire clinical faculty. </li><li>Recruit and manage relationships with clinical sites/settings/organizations through varied modalities including in person visits when appropriate. </li><li>Verify that clinical affiliation agreements are active and up to date. </li><li>Collaborate with course coordinators, program directors, the clinical placement team, and clinical affiliates to ensure students have appropriate and timely clinical placements. </li><li>Maintain regular contact with clinical affiliates to ensure clinical objectives are met. </li><li>Engage with nursing leadership, faculty, clinical coordinators, and students to resolve student concerns regarding their experience with clinical preparations and placements. </li><li>Communicate student expectations of timely compliance with pre-clinical requirements, securing timely placements through the approval process and receiving the guidance needed during their time as students in clinical courses. </li><li>Engage with the clinical faculty regularly to ensure they have the tools, knowledge and skills to perform their work efficiently and remain connected to their Regis College colleagues. </li><li>Responsible for the development and delivery of virtual clinicals. </li><li>Review and revise the student clinical manual, student evaluations, faculty and clinical site evaluations as needed. </li><li>Oversee and work closely with other members of the placement team to develop and manage critical workflows such as placements, assessments, and data integrity. </li><li>Work toward continuous improvement of clinical coordination processes and procedures. </li><li>Participate in CCP meetings, attend weekly Director's meetings, and PLD/SON meetings. </li></ul> <p>Other Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Other responsibilities as designated by the Dean, Associate and Assistant Deans of PLD. </li></ul> <p>Supervisory Responsibility</p> <ul> <li>Provide direct supervision to a team of Clinical Program Coordinators. </li></ul>