Director of Clinical Placement
The Director of Clinical Practicum/Placement provides the leadership and management for the Clinical Placement staff. The Director coordinates all aspects of student clinical placement, monitors and ensures 100% compliance with program accreditation standards, State Board of Nursing Rules, and campus requirements for faculty and students. In addition, the Director is responsible for ensuring students are in full compliance and meet all clinical hours as required in the respective nursing degree plans.
The Director must effectively communicate and maintain relationships with community healthcare agencies to facilitate student clinical experiences that meet course clinical objectives. These relationships assure development of a timely, effective student schedule for clinical rotations and contribute to efficient scheduling of didactic, lab, and simulation sessions.
The Director of Clinical Practicum/Placement also works to continuously improve scheduling and curriculum effectiveness, hires, orients, evaluates, and mentors adjunct/clinical faculty, maintains records of completion of clinical requirements of faculty and students, and arranges for emergency coverage of clinical classes when the original instructor is unavailable. The Director supervises Clinical Office staff.
This position reports to the Dean of Nursing Education Programs.
- Registered Nurse with current unencumbered license in the State of Colorado or multistate privilege to practice in Colorado
- Graduated from an accredited nursing program resulting in an MSN
- Ability to act as a catalyst for creative change, organizational development, and program quality/efficiency
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Proven problem-solving ability and attention to detail
- Prior higher education/postsecondary teaching experience is highly desired
- Demonstrated ability to assist and motivate students
- Completes a criminal background check and drug screening, maintains required immunizations, current CPR and HIPPA certifications
Skills Required
- Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license in Colorado or multistate privilege to practice in Colorado
- Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
- Ability to drive creative change, organizational development, and program quality and efficiency
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Proven problem-solving ability and attention to detail
- Prior higher education or postsecondary teaching experience
- Ability to assist and motivate students
- Successful criminal background check and drug screening
- Required immunizations, current CPR certification, and current HIPAA certification
What We Do
Denver College of Nursing (DCN) is a private, post-secondary institution dedicated to educating students for rewarding and dynamic careers in nursing and other healthcare fields. With campuses in Denver and Houston, the college provides a specialized environment focused exclusively on nursing education, equipping aspiring and experienced nurses with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the evolving demands of healthcare and transform lives through clinical competence.
