Clinical Coordinator Key Job Responsibilities:
Clinical Placements, Credentialing & Compliance
Ensure all clinical sites, preceptors, and students meet credentialing and compliance requirements prior to each rotation, in collaboration with the Program Coordinator.
Serve as a resource for clinical policies, procedures, and best practices.
Review clinical forms at regular intervals to ensure accuracy and relevance; implement updates annually or sooner if urgent.
Hold weekly clinical meetings or “office hours” to support advisors in guiding students through the clinical site search process.
Assist in placing internal students at Jefferson clinical sites.
Ensure clinical preparation materials (student and faculty versions) remain current and comprehensive.
Teaching & On Campus Intensives
Coordinate and teach during all on campus intensives (held in May and January).
Participate in orientation of new students prior to the fall semester each year.
Contribute to the design, delivery, and evaluation of clinical preparation content.
Assist in the Midwifery Clinical Collaborative courses by attending weekly student check in meetings and educational sessions.
Provide guidance to students on clinical expectations, professional behaviors, and competency development.
Preceptor Relations & Development
Host Preceptor Information Sessions each semester for new and returning preceptors.
Foster strong relationships with clinical preceptors and serve as a resource for questions, concerns, and educational support.
Support student compliance processes in collaboration with the Program Coordinator.
Collaborate with faculty and advisors to address concerns.
Program & Faculty Participation
Attend midwifery faculty meetings and contribute to program planning, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement.
Participate in accreditation-related activities as needed.
Collaborate with faculty on curriculum refinement related to clinical education.