Clinical Placement Specialist

4 weeks ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States University of Pittsburgh Full time

The University of Pittsburgh is seeking a qualified Clinical Placement Specialist to support the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

This position will work to support clinical education which involves management of the clinical placement process by overseeing clinical agreements and student placements, management of the web-based platform for clinical education information coordination, ensuring site specific clinical requirement compliance, assistance with curricular materials and events, distribution/collection, management, and analysis of surveys and evaluations, record keeping, scheduling of orientation sessions, managing the clinical year handbook, among other responsibilities.

This position is the first point of contact for clinical students and preceptors and the incumbent must be able to act independently and make decisions based upon policies and procedures.

The incumbent must have strong attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills to develop a rapport and good working relationship with faculty, students, other staff, and University departments as well as clinical sites and preceptors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conducts outreach to potential placement sites and secures opportunities for student clinical placements, ensuring alignment with accreditation and professional requirements
  • Facilitates communication and coordination between placement sites, students, faculty, and other stakeholders to optimize the placement experience for all parties involved
  • Evaluates on-site supervisors/preceptors to ensure their suitability for providing student supervision and support during clinical placements
  • Ensures students meet all site specific and regulatory requirements before beginning their placement hours
  • Manages the web-based platform for coordinating clinical education information to include creating site, cohort, and student profiles within the system
  • Provides training sessions for the platform
  • Gather, organize and disseminate data related to student and site feedback and evaluations including midpoint evaluations, student evaluation of preceptor, student evaluation of site, preceptor evaluation of student, block requirement completion, End of Rotation scores, and Clinical Year Student Progress unto competency
  • Ensure accreditation compliance of all site and preceptor data include maintenance of active preceptor license, certifications, CVs, attestations and vetting documentation
  • Evaluate instructional needs and support faculty with the design of instructional materials, facilitation of instructional events and the integration of instructional technologies

The University of Pittsburgh is committed to championing all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within our community.

This commitment is a fundamental value of the University and is crucial in helping us advance our mission, which includes attracting and retaining diverse workforces.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.



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