Front Range Community College
Coordinator, Nursing
Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, Colorado, us, 80523
Salary:
See Position Description
Location :
Larimer Campus - Fort Collins, CO
Job Type:
Administrator/Professional-Technical Full-Time
Job Number:
202501445
Division:
Academic Affairs
Department:
Nursing
Opening Date:
11/01/2024
General Summary
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, Front Range Community College is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.
Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities. FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the "Top Online Colleges" in the country by Newsweek.
One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment-one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.
The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.
FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We're looking to hire people who share these values-along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
Who You Are
As the Nursing Coordinator, you will interface with students, faculty, and staff to maintain clinical contracts and ensure that students have met the requirements for clinical rotations for all Nursing and Nurse Aide programs on the Larimer Campus. You will collaborate with the administrative assistant, faculty, and program directors to ensure student compliance documents are current by required deadlines. You will assist students in trouble shooting and problem solving for barriers in providing required documents. In this role, you will communicate with various stakeholders including:
Internal communications with nursing and nurse aide faculty, the nursing program administrative assistant, Career Technical Education advisors, nursing and nurse aide students, the Academic Dean's office, IT, and the fiscal departmentExternal communication with clinical coordinators from other educational institutions and clinical placement platform, human resources, management and staff at clinical agencies.
This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but does require a strong on-campus presence and will need to travel to all three FRCC campuses.
Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.
SALARY: $51,102-$53,657/annually.
BENEFITS:
P lease click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits
SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of November 18, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Nursing Coordinator.
Primary Duties
Clinical Compliance
Act as liaison in consultation with faculty to interpret and match the needs of students and faculty to agencies with appropriate learning experiences, building and maintaining excellent working relationships with all.Provide administrative support for the clinical compliance requirements for nursing and nurse aide students in the FRCC-LC Associate Degree Nursing Program, RN-BSN, and Nurse Aide Certificate Programs.Network with various medical facilities and colleges both formally and informally and ongoing contact with agency staff and management, maintaining a database for nursing student placement.Maintain files and records of FT faculty, PT instructors and students ensuring compliance and accuracy with agency requirements.Initiate clinical agency contracts and send attestation documents to clinics as requested.Collaborate with Program Directors to maintain and update the clinical schedule at all times.Coordinate with course lead faculty and program administrative assistant to document student and faculty compliance with all clinical agency requirements prior to the first day of class each semester.Coordinate all required pre-rotation agency specific training/assignments for students and clinical faculty prior to clinical rotations (i.e. HIPAA/OSHA, computer training)Schedule information sessions for students related to paperwork completion, expectations, and requirements. Aid students in understanding requirements and expectations for completing and submitting documents and communicate with the students until paperwork collection is complete.Collaborate with directors and lead faculty in the coordination of class list and distribution of attestation forms including all student and faculty information for each clinical facility prior to each clinical rotation per agency requirements.Work in designated applications for rotation and compliance set up as needed per site and/or program.Work with Student Life to request student name badges.Notify agencies, course lead faculty, and program directors of any changes to class roster/student placement or need for further communication.Participate in advisory board meetings when requested by department chair.
Student Tracking
Consult with Nursing Chair and Program Directors to determine what tracking is needed for program admission.Establish and maintain a database of students in programs using program specific enrollment tracking.Communicate with the students to acquire necessary documentation.Maintain Dean approved program specific waitlists.
Back-Up Administrative Support
Provide administrative support for on-campus community facing clinics and other events offered by the Nursing department and programs.Respond to student questions about school of nursing sciences programs.Provide resource information as needed.Contracts
Work with contracts to renew and request new contracts and MOU's.Read contracts and MOU's to ascertain if there are changes in clinic requirements and notifying the Program Directors of the changes.Assist faculty with contracts process to ensure compliance.Required Competencies
Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces the mission, vision and values of FRCC. Understands the importance of the work that you do to support institutional goals.Student Centeredness: Places the student at the center of your work. Adopts a philosophy that makes the ability to serve the student the cornerstone of the work that you do.Data Usage: Looks at the data within the department, paying particular attention to what the data shows about the department's performance and student impact. Works with the next level supervisor to brainstorm changes that can be implemented to improve a program or service that the department provides.Cultural Self-Awareness: Willing to examine own beliefs and acknowledge own biases and how they have impacted or may impact the ability to serve students.Cultural Competence: Recognizes the need to become knowledgeable about the ways to communicate and support students of other backgrounds. Changes approach to reflect the new learning.Equity Mindedness: Learns to view department operations through an equity lens. Is willing to call attention to processes that lead to inequity in serving students. Understands the College's equity goals and how your role supports FRCC's ability to achieve those goals.Operational Planning: Has an understanding and knowledge of the college's various strategic plans and understands how your work supports each of them. Understands the department's expectations to find proactive ways to support the goals of the department.Leading from the Middle: Leads from position by not only closely examining responsibilities for the department, but in bringing forward ideas to your supervisor the college should consider to be more student centered.Team Building: Participates in team-building exercises and strives to build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues both within the department and in other departments within the college.Collaboration: Willingness to work with colleagues across departments to further student engagement.
Qualifications
Required Education/Training & Work Experience
Certificate or Associate Degree and related work experience in related field.2 years of increasingly responsible professional Experience in health careGeneral knowledge of management and supervisory practices and principles.Ability to pay attention to detail, multitask, organize, and follow through with complex organizational processes.Expertise with electronic data base creation and maintenance (excel, access)Knowledge/ability to operate standard office equipment.
Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.
Benefit-Eligible Employees
Group Health BenefitsIf you are an APT, staff, or faculty and are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day you officially begin active employment. FRCC offers a variety of family-friendly benefits designed to support your physical, emotional and financial health, including:
Medical, dental and vision insuranceFlexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent CareLife, AD&D and Disability InsurancePaid Time OffPaid Community or School Volunteer LeaveLeave of Absence OptionsCollege Invest 529Additional information regarding benefits can be found at
RetirementFRCC employees contribute to , which provides retirement and other benefits to employees of more than 500 government agencies and public entities in the state of Colorado. PERA is the 21st largest public pension plan in the United States and is a substitute for Social Security; FRCC employees do not contribute to Social Security. PERA eligible employees are required to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary to the pension. Student employees are not eligible to participate in PERA.
FRCC and the State of Colorado also offer three tax-deferred supplemental investment plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans.
Tuition ReimbursementEducation and the success of you and your dependents is a priority at Front Range Community College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our College. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the 13 system community colleges.
Professional Development OpportunitiesFRCC offers a variety of professional development opportunities to create possibilities for your career and life. We are building a learning community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking and expand your capabilities.
Flexible Work ArrangementsFront Range offers a variety of flexible work arrangements based on departments and positions. Please ask if this is an opportunity for this role.
Employee Assistance ProgramOur employee assistance program (EAP) services are available to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP). These confidential services offered to support the wellbeing of both you and your family members include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more. For more information, please visit .
BenefitHubAs a State of Colorado employee, you will have access to the BenefitHub website where you will find a variety of local and national discounts.
See Position Description
Location :
Larimer Campus - Fort Collins, CO
Job Type:
Administrator/Professional-Technical Full-Time
Job Number:
202501445
Division:
Academic Affairs
Department:
Nursing
Opening Date:
11/01/2024
General Summary
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado's Front Range, Front Range Community College is the state's largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.
Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities. FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the "Top Online Colleges" in the country by Newsweek.
One of FRCC's main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college's strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment-one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC's focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.
The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.
FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We're looking to hire people who share these values-along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
Who You Are
As the Nursing Coordinator, you will interface with students, faculty, and staff to maintain clinical contracts and ensure that students have met the requirements for clinical rotations for all Nursing and Nurse Aide programs on the Larimer Campus. You will collaborate with the administrative assistant, faculty, and program directors to ensure student compliance documents are current by required deadlines. You will assist students in trouble shooting and problem solving for barriers in providing required documents. In this role, you will communicate with various stakeholders including:
Internal communications with nursing and nurse aide faculty, the nursing program administrative assistant, Career Technical Education advisors, nursing and nurse aide students, the Academic Dean's office, IT, and the fiscal departmentExternal communication with clinical coordinators from other educational institutions and clinical placement platform, human resources, management and staff at clinical agencies.
This position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but does require a strong on-campus presence and will need to travel to all three FRCC campuses.
Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment.
SALARY: $51,102-$53,657/annually.
BENEFITS:
P lease click here to find more information about APT & Faculty Benefits
SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of November 18, 2024. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.
Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of completed application package submitted by candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with requirements, qualification and responsibilities of the Nursing Coordinator.
Primary Duties
Clinical Compliance
Act as liaison in consultation with faculty to interpret and match the needs of students and faculty to agencies with appropriate learning experiences, building and maintaining excellent working relationships with all.Provide administrative support for the clinical compliance requirements for nursing and nurse aide students in the FRCC-LC Associate Degree Nursing Program, RN-BSN, and Nurse Aide Certificate Programs.Network with various medical facilities and colleges both formally and informally and ongoing contact with agency staff and management, maintaining a database for nursing student placement.Maintain files and records of FT faculty, PT instructors and students ensuring compliance and accuracy with agency requirements.Initiate clinical agency contracts and send attestation documents to clinics as requested.Collaborate with Program Directors to maintain and update the clinical schedule at all times.Coordinate with course lead faculty and program administrative assistant to document student and faculty compliance with all clinical agency requirements prior to the first day of class each semester.Coordinate all required pre-rotation agency specific training/assignments for students and clinical faculty prior to clinical rotations (i.e. HIPAA/OSHA, computer training)Schedule information sessions for students related to paperwork completion, expectations, and requirements. Aid students in understanding requirements and expectations for completing and submitting documents and communicate with the students until paperwork collection is complete.Collaborate with directors and lead faculty in the coordination of class list and distribution of attestation forms including all student and faculty information for each clinical facility prior to each clinical rotation per agency requirements.Work in designated applications for rotation and compliance set up as needed per site and/or program.Work with Student Life to request student name badges.Notify agencies, course lead faculty, and program directors of any changes to class roster/student placement or need for further communication.Participate in advisory board meetings when requested by department chair.
Student Tracking
Consult with Nursing Chair and Program Directors to determine what tracking is needed for program admission.Establish and maintain a database of students in programs using program specific enrollment tracking.Communicate with the students to acquire necessary documentation.Maintain Dean approved program specific waitlists.
Back-Up Administrative Support
Provide administrative support for on-campus community facing clinics and other events offered by the Nursing department and programs.Respond to student questions about school of nursing sciences programs.Provide resource information as needed.Contracts
Work with contracts to renew and request new contracts and MOU's.Read contracts and MOU's to ascertain if there are changes in clinic requirements and notifying the Program Directors of the changes.Assist faculty with contracts process to ensure compliance.Required Competencies
Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces the mission, vision and values of FRCC. Understands the importance of the work that you do to support institutional goals.Student Centeredness: Places the student at the center of your work. Adopts a philosophy that makes the ability to serve the student the cornerstone of the work that you do.Data Usage: Looks at the data within the department, paying particular attention to what the data shows about the department's performance and student impact. Works with the next level supervisor to brainstorm changes that can be implemented to improve a program or service that the department provides.Cultural Self-Awareness: Willing to examine own beliefs and acknowledge own biases and how they have impacted or may impact the ability to serve students.Cultural Competence: Recognizes the need to become knowledgeable about the ways to communicate and support students of other backgrounds. Changes approach to reflect the new learning.Equity Mindedness: Learns to view department operations through an equity lens. Is willing to call attention to processes that lead to inequity in serving students. Understands the College's equity goals and how your role supports FRCC's ability to achieve those goals.Operational Planning: Has an understanding and knowledge of the college's various strategic plans and understands how your work supports each of them. Understands the department's expectations to find proactive ways to support the goals of the department.Leading from the Middle: Leads from position by not only closely examining responsibilities for the department, but in bringing forward ideas to your supervisor the college should consider to be more student centered.Team Building: Participates in team-building exercises and strives to build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues both within the department and in other departments within the college.Collaboration: Willingness to work with colleagues across departments to further student engagement.
Qualifications
Required Education/Training & Work Experience
Certificate or Associate Degree and related work experience in related field.2 years of increasingly responsible professional Experience in health careGeneral knowledge of management and supervisory practices and principles.Ability to pay attention to detail, multitask, organize, and follow through with complex organizational processes.Expertise with electronic data base creation and maintenance (excel, access)Knowledge/ability to operate standard office equipment.
Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.
Benefit-Eligible Employees
Group Health BenefitsIf you are an APT, staff, or faculty and are scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week, you are eligible for benefits on the first day you officially begin active employment. FRCC offers a variety of family-friendly benefits designed to support your physical, emotional and financial health, including:
Medical, dental and vision insuranceFlexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent CareLife, AD&D and Disability InsurancePaid Time OffPaid Community or School Volunteer LeaveLeave of Absence OptionsCollege Invest 529Additional information regarding benefits can be found at
RetirementFRCC employees contribute to , which provides retirement and other benefits to employees of more than 500 government agencies and public entities in the state of Colorado. PERA is the 21st largest public pension plan in the United States and is a substitute for Social Security; FRCC employees do not contribute to Social Security. PERA eligible employees are required to contribute a fixed percentage of their salary to the pension. Student employees are not eligible to participate in PERA.
FRCC and the State of Colorado also offer three tax-deferred supplemental investment plans, including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans.
Tuition ReimbursementEducation and the success of you and your dependents is a priority at Front Range Community College. We encourage you to develop job skills and abilities which will benefit you as well as our College. Eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and domestic partners may enroll in credit courses at any of the 13 system community colleges.
Professional Development OpportunitiesFRCC offers a variety of professional development opportunities to create possibilities for your career and life. We are building a learning community where you can work with diverse individuals, explore new ways of thinking and expand your capabilities.
Flexible Work ArrangementsFront Range offers a variety of flexible work arrangements based on departments and positions. Please ask if this is an opportunity for this role.
Employee Assistance ProgramOur employee assistance program (EAP) services are available to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP). These confidential services offered to support the wellbeing of both you and your family members include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more. For more information, please visit .
BenefitHubAs a State of Colorado employee, you will have access to the BenefitHub website where you will find a variety of local and national discounts.