Practical Nursing Coordinator

Reporting directly to the Campus Director for staffing and operational issues and the PN/HCA Provincial Coordinator for PN and HCA curriculum, the PN Coordinator is responsible for day-to-day operations of the PN Program to meet the educational requirements for students registered in the programs.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the interviewing and hiring of new Practical Nursing instructors
• Monitors, orients and assists in the evaluation of new instructors
• Meets regularly with Campus Director keeping him/her informed of student process or issues
• Meets with practicum sites regularly
• Assists in the interviewing process for potential practical nursing students
• Acts as reference for students seeking employment
• Assists Campus Director with selecting new intake start dates
• Assists students in preparing for Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exam (CPNRE)
• Acts as campus liaison for Practical Nursing Advisory Committee
• Liaises with classroom and clinical instructors to problem-solve with students issues
• Serves as a support person for students, classroom/clinical instructors and preceptors
• Organizes preceptorship placement for students
• Maintains open communication with Provincial PN Coordinator and participates in monthly teleconferences
• Documents accurately on decisions and actions; recording details and maintains files
• Ensures that all evaluations and documentations are completed and submitted to the Education Coordinator
• Ensures all supplies (uniforms, name tags, textbooks, resources, etc.) have been ordered and received
• Assists in the evaluation of the Practical Nursing curriculum
• Coordinates the data collection, summary and analysis for the purpose of reporting to the College of Licensed Practical Nursing
• Utilizes HSPnet for clinical placement planning
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing.

Qualifications and Education

• Current practising licence with one of the BC nursing regulatory Colleges (CLPNBC, CRNBC, OR CRPNBC). LPNs can teach providing they meet all of the remaining standards.
• A credential in adult education/equivalent or in-progress from an accredited post-secondary institution;
• Three to five years of recent, relevant practice experience (equivalent to full-time hours per year where full-time hours are 1800-2000 per year). For Coordinator position — 5 years nursing background, knowledge and experience.
• Other faculty qualifications may be considered for particular courses:
• Pharmacology (e.g. undergraduate degree in pharmacy, two years of hospital pharmacy experience, registered with the College of Pharmacists of BC);
• Professional communications (e.g. undergraduate degree in a Human Services field or discipline, or Counseling Psychology);
• Anatomy and Physiology (e.g. undergraduate degree in biology, physiology, physician, or equivalent education and experience). Physicians may only teach Anatomy and Physiology.

Skills

• Use the vocabulary of nursing.
• Understanding the clinical practice of nursing across the lifespan.
• Knowledge of the diverse organizational environments in which nurses and HCA’s practice.
• Able to interpret learning experience needs of students and work with local instructional staff to troubleshoot and develop positive strategies to address such issues.
• Understand the educational experiences of student nurses and HCA’s.

Values

Ethics | Respect | Trust | Integrity | Engagement | Continuous Improvement | Diversity

Competencies

Accountability | Leadership | Communication | Analytical Thinking | Problem Solving | Adaptability | Teamwork | Network and Relationship Building | Planning and Organizing

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