Clinical Coordinator/Faculty Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Montana State University Billings is a preferred employer in the region-WE WANT YOU!
The following are reasons why you should join our team:
The following are reasons why you should join our team:
- Sick Leave – Earned per Contract Rate
- Employee and Dependent Tuition Waiver
- Opportunities to engage in professional development opportunities
- Committed to employee wellness and access to a robust Employee Assistance Program
- Medical Benefits that are robust and affordable
- Visit MUS Benefits to learn more about our benefit package including
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability are incorporated into our benefits
- Learn more about our retirement benefits at MUS Retirement
- Campus vibrancy- coffee shops, FREE attendance to MSUB concerts, athletic events, and lectures, access to recreation center, library, etc.
- Beautiful campus environment that features our MSUB Mile walking path
The Clinical Coordinator manages the clinical education component of the curriculum by planning, coordinating, and monitoring activities on behalf of the academic program and in coordination with academic and clinical faculty. These activities ensure the quality of our students’ learning experience during clinical education. Clinical Coordinators accomplish this through:
- Assisting with the development and assessment of the clinical education component of the curriculum with the Program Director.
- Coordinating and implementing the clinical education component of the curriculum including site placements, site visits, and evaluations.
- Facilitating students’ clinical education.
- Ensuring clinical education program compliance with accreditation standards.
Travel across the state and region is occasionally required to conduct site visits.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaches clinical rotations and other didactic coursework based on areas of expertise and faculty load.
Assists in the development and assessment of clinical education components of the curriculum.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaches clinical rotations and other didactic coursework based on areas of expertise and faculty load.
Assists in the development and assessment of clinical education components of the curriculum.
- Responsible for the administrative, academic, service, and scholarship responsibilities consistent with the mission and philosophy of the academic program
- Develops monitors and refines the clinical education component of the curriculum.
- Facilitates quality learning experiences for students during clinical education.
Coordination and implementation of the clinical education component of the curriculum including site placements, site visits, and evaluations.
- Selects clinical learning environments that demonstrate characteristics of an ethical and professional facility that incorporates the program’s core values.
- Documents and assesses clinical education sites and clinical educators to determine efficacy.
- Coordinates the ongoing development of the clinical facility database with maintenance of clinical agreements and other appropriate clinical information.
- Ensure clinical agreements are current and that students are assigned only to those facilities in which there are properly executed and unexpired contracts.
- Communicates program curriculum, philosophy, objectives, evaluative criteria, policies, procedures, clinical dates, and other pertinent information to affiliating clinical facilities.
- Serves as a liaison between the students and clinical facility.
Responsible for facilitating students’ clinical education.
- Communicates and oversees communication with the Center Coordinators of Clinical Education, Clinical Instructors, and students to monitor progress and assess students’ performance.
- Provides guidance and support as required to solve problems and discuss students’ concerns.
- Meets with students prior to clinical experiences to disseminate information on clinical policies and procedures, clinical site information, clinical education philosophy and objectives.
- Assesses students’ performance during clinical education.
- Administers policies and procedures for immunization, preventative health practices, and for management of student injuries while at clinical site.
- Prepares clinical rotation assignment schedules.
- Teaches clinical education courses and other related course content based on areas of content and clinical experience.
Responsible for ensuring clinical education program compliance.
- Complies with site requirements.
- Ensures student physical and/or immunizations forms are current and in compliance.
- Tracks and issues continuing education hours in conjunction and accordance with the state and local laws.
- Ensures liability protection of students (and faculty if required) inclusive of professional, governmental, institutional, and risk management principles
QUALITIES: The Clinical Coordinator manages the clinical education component of the curriculum. Thus, the Clinical Coordinator provides a heavy degree of interaction with managers, faculty, and students. The role requires someone that can adapt to changes in the work environment and is able to manage competing demands. Below is an inclusive but not exhaustive list of various knowledge, skills, and other characteristics that are necessary for effective performance in this position.
Knowledge:
Knowledge:
- Management – communicating with and facilitating discussions among a diverse range of highly educated professionals across a variety of disciplines.
- Planning – organizing and prioritizing the needs and goals of campus level program faculty and facility level instructors.
Skills:
- Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.
- Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.
- Time Management – Organize prospect data, develop and follow an approach, and organize time; notify appropriate person with an alternate plan when needed.
- Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions and uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee may be required to stand or sit for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Education Required:
Education Required:
- Possess an academic degree no lower than an associate degree and at least equal to that for which the graduates are being prepared.
- Possess the appropriate credential(s) specific to the concentration(s) that s/he is designated to coordinate.
- Hold current American Heart Association CPR/BLS certification.
Experience Required:
- Possess documented experience in supervision, instruction, evaluation, student guidance and in educational theories and techniques.
- Have a minimum of five years of clinical experience as a registered sonographer in the professional sonography field.
Education Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Experience Preferred:
- Have a minimum of ten years of clinical experience as a registered sonographer in the professional sonography field.
For Tenure Track: This position is not eligible for NEW sponsorship.
All other positions: This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Montana State University Billings is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination. As such, the University does not discriminate in the admission, access to or conduct of its educational programs and activities nor in its employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, creed, service in the uniformed services (as defined in state and federal law), veteran status, gender, age, political beliefs, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation or preference. In support of the University’s mission to be inclusive and diverse, applications from qualified minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged.
Montana State University Billings makes accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the hiring process or an employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU Billings provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference or request accommodation, contact the Human Resources Office, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298, 406-657-2278, employment@msubillings.edu.
MSU Billings Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Billings Website: http://www.msubillings.edu/humres/eeos.htm
TO APPLY: https://employment.msubillings.edu/postings/7558
Montana State University Billings is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination. As such, the University does not discriminate in the admission, access to or conduct of its educational programs and activities nor in its employment policies and practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, creed, service in the uniformed services (as defined in state and federal law), veteran status, gender, age, political beliefs, marital or family status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation or preference. In support of the University’s mission to be inclusive and diverse, applications from qualified minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged.
Montana State University Billings makes accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the hiring process or an employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU Billings provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference or request accommodation, contact the Human Resources Office, Montana State University Billings, 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298, 406-657-2278, employment@msubillings.edu.
MSU Billings Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Billings Website: http://www.msubillings.edu/humres/eeos.htm
TO APPLY: https://employment.msubillings.edu/postings/7558
