The Clinical Coordinator is a full-time faculty member of Wallace Community College who is responsible for the student’s clinical education and clinical performance. This person is responsible for:
1. | 2% | Arranging with the clinical facility for assignment of students. |
2. | 4% | Conducting an individualized Clinical Education Orientation Program for all students and the clinical staff of each clinical education facility. |
3. | 8% | Ensuring that clinical rotations are educationally valid for all students. |
4. | 5% | Maintaining records of the student’s progress through the clinical education portion of the curriculum. |
5. | 5% | Conducting conferences with the students on clinical matters, responsibilities, and problems. |
6. | 6% | Visiting the students during clinical practice to secure reasonable, accurate appraisals of their competency in the clinical area. |
7. | 6% | Conferring with the hospital staff on student problems. |
8. | 4% | Encouraging conferences between the staff technologists and the students to increase the effectiveness of the clinical practice. |
9. | 3% | Acting as a resource person by suggesting additional material that can be used to enhance the clinical practice. |
10. | 7% | Conferring with the staff technologist throughout the semester regarding the evaluation of the students. |
11. | 1% | Assigning the final grade for clinical practice. |
12. | 2% | Helping the students to make decisions regarding future plans and goals in a specific clinical area. |
13. | 3% | Maintaining good public relations between the clinical facilities and Wallace Community College. |
14. | 40% | Helping with the program development and didactic instruction as prescribed by the Program Director. |
15. | 2% | The Clinical Coordinator will meet with the clinical instructors on a timely basis to determine student progress. Periodic meetings between the clinical staff and Clinical Coordinator will be conducted to ensure clinical efficiency. |