Responsibilities of Clinical Coordinator

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.