Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Clinical Coordinator - Faculty/Instructor - Vascular Program

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Clinical Coordinator- Vascular Program

Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) – with Employer Contribution

South College - We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning … come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.

20,000 Students

10 Campuses

Competency Based Education

Online

DMS Coordinator - Vascular Program Description

South College Pittsburgh Campus is seeking a Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) a Clinical Coordinator for the Vascular Program. This position is full-time, on-site in Cranberry Township, PA.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the Department Chair or Program Director with any clinical and student placement or education needs in compliance of the programmatic clinical requirements.
• Establish and assess all clinical site partnerships and affiliated agreements on a weekly basis to ensure the program meets current clinical placement student needs, while working to exceed the programmatic clinical placement seat requirements to allow for program growth.
• Coordinate, evaluate, and supervise the program’s clinical operations.
• Respond in a timely manner to information request from internal and external stakeholders, upholding professional communication standards as defined by the institution.
• Provide student counseling and advising, as required.
• Maintain real-time student clinical records, including clinical hours and quarterly grades, affiliation agreements, and compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.
• Maintain and encourage valid evaluation of each student by clinical instructor, facility department managers, licensed professionals.
• Plan, coordinate and schedule student clinical rotations to align with curriculum, lesson plans, and program outcomes.
• Coordinate evaluations of clinical sites, faculty/student experiences, and/or performance.
• Evaluate and update performance objectives to ensure meaningful clinical learning experiences.
• Adhere to South College's Commitment to Behavior Standards.
• Adhere to all polices and guidelines established by the institution, school, department, affiliated partners, polices as described in the employee/faculty handbook, and any other directives and memoranda.
• Communicate and validate policy updates, procedural changes, and clinical requirements to clinical instructor.
• Ensure all students are prepared for each clinical rotation to provide a safe and professional learning environment, including any site-specific learning requirements prior to start.
• Participate in process improvement and demonstrate adaptability to drive efficiency to improve student outcomes.
• Conduct regular visits/rounding at clinical sites to provide instructor and student support to maintain strong academic partnerships.
• Coordinating clinical education with didactic education as assigned by the program director
• Evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of clinical experiences for the concentration(s) students are enrolled in
• Provide clinical instruction and document the evaluation and progression of clinical performance leading to clinical competence.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree required in a related field.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience

• Have documented experience in supervision, instruction, evaluation, student guidance and in educational theories and techniques
• Minimum two years of clinical experience as a registered sonographer in the professional sonography field.

Licensure

• Possess the appropriate credential(s) specific to the concentration(s) that s/he is designated to coordinate

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