University of Detroit Mercy
Location
Detroit, Michigan
The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and managing clinical placements for nursing students, ensuring they meet all programmatic, accreditation, regulatory, and safety standards. This role involves collaborating with faculty, maintaining relationships with clinical agencies, and managing student onboarding and compliance records.
The minimum requirement is a Master’s Degree in Nursing along with experience in clinical coordination, strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently. Preferred qualifications include higher education or healthcare administrative experience and familiarity with database management systems like Typhon or ACEMAPP.
The McAuley School of Nursing at the University of Detroit Mercy seeks a highly organized and collaborative Clinical Coordinator for the nursing program. This professional staff position plays a critical role in coordinating clinical placements to ensure high-quality experiential education that meets programmatic, accreditation, regulatory, and safety standards. Essential
Clinical Coordination: Coordinate and manage clinical placements for nursing students. Collaborate with faculty to identify student clinical requirements and placement needs. Maintain relationships with clinical agencies and preceptors to support student learning. Manage student onboarding and compliance using clinical placement databases. Maintain accurate clinical site, preceptor, and student placement records. Coordinate clinical orientations and preceptor communications. Administrative Support: Assist with documentation, handbooks, and learning management system resources related to clinical education. Support continuous quality improvement initiatives. Coordinate electronic evaluations. Perform other duties as assigned.
Master’s Degree in Nursing. Experience in clinical coordination. Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills – Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
Higher education or healthcare administrative experience. Experience with database management such as Typhon, ACEMAPP or similar systems. Physical Requirements Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).
Work Environment Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.
Salary/Pay Information Commensurate with experience
30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Some evening or weekend hours may be required based on program needs. Employee Benefits At the University of Detroit Mercy we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following:
Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.
Market context
In Michigan, clinical coordinator roles are typically driven by ongoing healthcare staffing and care-management needs, and employers often look for candidates who can keep operations organized while supporting patient care. This type of role is competitive because it commonly requires an MSN, coordination experience, and strong communication plus independent prioritization. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then tailor your application to show clinical coordination examples and multi-priority management.
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