Field Experience Assistant Coordinator

About Walden University

Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social change in their professions and communities. Walden is a B Corporation with a mission to provide a diverse community of career professionals who have the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners to positively affect social change. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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Adtalem believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we can work flexibly. Depending on your location, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• HYBRID – If you reside within 50 miles of Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL this role is hybrid, requiring office presence three days a week (Tue, Wed, Thu), with the rest of the workweek spent working from home.
• REMOTE – If you live over 50 miles from Adtalem offices in Chicago, IL, Addison, IL, Columbia, MD, Minneapolis, MN, and Miramar, FL, this role is remote. However, occasional office visits may be required based on business needs, with advance communication for such requests.

Opportunity at a Glance
The Assistant Coordinator, Field Experience is responsible for assisting with the practicum/field experience processes for the School of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences. This position will report to the Nurse Field Education Coordinator Supervisor for the SON Field Experience Office and work closely with nurse field education coordinators, and interact with academic leadership, faculty/specialization coordinators, program directors, academic advising, and faculty seminar liaisons.

Responsibilities

• Phone triage, retrieve messages from department voice mail and distribute to appropriate staff.

• Return calls when appropriate and the direction of the nurse field education coordinators.

• Send out practicum application approvals to students and preceptors.

• Maintain practicum deadline table.

• Run LEAP reports as directed.

• Extract data from Share-point or other databases to create reports as directed, including IQI.

• Assist with evaluations distributing and processing.

• Take meeting minutes as assigned.

• Assist in maintaining spreadsheets and database.

• Assist with tracking and maintaining student field education files, field education applications, and field placement site information.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• 1+ year experience in online distance-learning environment. Required
• 1+ year experience working with graduate students in an educational environment. Preferred
• Solid customer service and teamwork skills. Excellent analytical, problem solving, written and verbal communication, detail-oriented, multitasking, and organizational skills.
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated solid, advanced-level skills in operating in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, SharePoint PowerPoint Outlook and the ability to learn Walden's administrative database.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $16.65 and $27.36. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• 15 Days of Paid Vacation Days each Calendar Year
• 12 Paid Holidays + 2 floating holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
   

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