Acadia University

Acadia seeks a Clinical Coordinator in the School of Nursing to provide administration and support to the School of Nursing program. This vital role involves working closely with students, clinical instructors, and external partners to ensure the successful completion of practicum experiences, as well as contributing to various departmental duties.

Reporting to the Director, School of Nursing, the Clinical Coordinator will manage and coordinate all aspects of clinical placements for our nursing students, including preparing, verifying, and organizing mandatory documentation for both the School and clinical sites. The Coordinator will communicate key placement information to students and faculty, ensure contracts and affiliation agreements are up-to-date, and ensure students meet placement time requirements for degree completion. The role involves attending relevant meetings and co-facilitating student orientation sessions, while coordinating with licensing bodies and other academic institutions to secure placement opportunities.

The Coordinator will establish, develop, and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders throughout the region who will serve as sources of workplace development for program students. This also includes relationship-building with external partners such as Nova Scotia Health and the Nova Scotia College of Nurses. The Coordinator will work independently, make offsite visits to regional partners, including in rural or more remote areas, make appraisals and decisions related to practicum selection, as well as contribute to the evaluation of clinical placements to ensure students receive positive practicum.

• Experience in coordinating clinical placements or related roles in healthcare or education settings.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, HSPnet, and academic timetabling/placement software (such as Colleague, Acorn) is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to interact effectively with students, faculty, and external partners.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently.
• Knowledge of healthcare and education systems, including relevant legal regulations such as PHIA, is an asset.
• Ability to work independently, make quick decisions in emergent situations, and troubleshoot issues effectively.
• Comfortable working offsite, including travelling to rural and remote locations for site visits.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with external partners, clinical sites, and stakeholders.
• Experience with data management, reporting, and evaluating clinical placements.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and healthcare practices is an asset.

For further information or to request a detailed job description, please contact Keilani Tupper at [email protected]

Acadia University, located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq nation, is one of Canada's leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 180 years, Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadia's faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. As a staff member, you will be part of this transformational educational experience where innovation is encouraged, and your ideas are welcomed.

Acadia University is located only one hour from the city of Halifax in Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley in the Town of Wolfville. Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle, outstanding recreational opportunities, internationally acclaimed restaurants, a healthy economy, and the best weather in the Atlantic provinces. The Town of Wolfville is one of the fastest-growing communities in Nova Scotia where people find the perfect mix of small-town livability and urban energy. It's a place that people love to live, and those who do not live here love to visit.

To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice, please visit our website at www.hr.acadiau.ca.

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Please be advised that only those invited for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position. A six-month eligibility list may be established from this competition to fill future vacancies for identical positions.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from Aboriginal people, African Nova Scotians, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, and persons of any minority sexual orientation or gender identity. Consistent with the principles of employment equity, the primary criterion for appointment to a position is qualifications and professional excellence. Candidates who identify as a member of one of the afore-mentioned groups, and who wish to have the application considered as such, are invited to submit the online Employment Equity Voluntary Self-Identification Form as part of their application package.

The university will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant's accessibility needs. If you require accommodation because of a disability or for any other reason during the interview process, please contact [email protected]