Job Details

Clinical Placement Specialist

Position Number: 6454514
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Position Type: Health - Healthcare Administration

Clinical Placement Specialist

Job ID: 288846
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

The Clinical Placement Specialist is responsible for conducting clinical placement operations and processes to including the planning, developing, coordinating, and maintaining of student clinical placements for their program objectives. Working in collaboration with faculty and academic program coordinators, will contact potential and known clinical practice sites to coordinate placement of KSU students. Answers correspondence and assembles highly confidential and sensitive information.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Serves as the liaison between department and clinical healthcare facilities regarding clinical placement of students across various onboarding platforms, updates program leadership regarding any changes in the clinical facilities and evaluates appropriateness of clinical sites prior to placement
2. Assesses placement affiliates availability and adjust requests for placements as needed
3. Verifies student information in system for progression, class conflict, or grades for specialist assignments
4. Communicates with students to notify of placement, to address any issues, and services as primary POC for placements
5. Creates and maintains current record for each student and verifies physical progression in each clinical course. Meets with program leadership to reconcile
6. Meets with faculty to discuss dates, deadlines, and specialist request for placement
7. Collects, verifies, approves, maintains and problem solves student and faculty health and clinical documents
8. Manages all associated email accounts ensuring timely response/action
9. Reports clinical data for various affiliates or director and document and disseminate information to clinical faculty and course coordinators
10. Attends all mandatory meetings with affiliates each year
11. Serves as a member of the education and practice council for Wellstar
12. Participate in all class clinicals orientations to present clinical details

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education in Health, Human Services, or Social Sciences fields or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.

Required Experience
Two(2) years of related administrative, office or clerical experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Administrative experience in a medical facility or clinical program

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to serve as a member of the New Student Success Committee and attend any committee meetings regarding clinical site/rotations and new faculty orientation
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines
Able to participate in webinars, attend onsite facility update meetings, schedule meetings with facility educator clinical liaison

KNOWLEDGE
Stays current with clinical facilities' placement requirements and availability

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

Standard Enhanced
Education
MVR

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

To apply, visit https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=43000&JobOpeningId=288846&PostingSeq=1