PUBLIC HEALTH, NUTRITION & WELLNESS - Field Practicum Coordinator

Job Classification

  

Position summary

Under the supervision of the director of the online Master of Public Health (MPH) program, the Field Practicum Coordinator (FPC) will monitor, and evaluate students participating in the Applied Practice Experience (APE).

The coordinator is expected to identify, evaluate, contract the onsite APE preceptors and serve as the MPH’s liaison with the APE sites, making sure that all APE course learning objectives and competencies are met, including completion of required hours.

Qualifications summary

• Innovation and creativity


• Forward thinking initiative


• Problem solving


• Critical thinking

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

STUDENTS

• Advises students regarding internship experiences and placements.


• Ensures that students are academically cleared and qualified for APE


• Develops required paperwork for APE including updating syllabus.


• Prepares and updates APE course syllabus


• Conducts an orientation before the start of APE course


• Monitors documentation and ensures that students complete all the required  APE paperwork before graduation


• Oversees the development of student APE portfolios

FIELD SITES

• Serves as the program liaison for site preceptors, building relationships with preceptors to place interns.


• Identifies, verifies and secures APE sites and placements.


• Ensures that contracts/MOUs have been signed by preceptors before the start of APE

COMMUNICATION

• Works closely with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to create and maintain documents in Class Climate to measure student-learning outcomes.


• Provides updates to the program director and school chair on student progress and sites.


• Enforce and adhere to school policies and procedures; keeping accurate chronological records of student advisement and behavioral incidents.


• Maintains current knowledge of and certification, state and federal guidelines related to the program.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in curriculum development; revising projects as necessary


• Administers examinations (preparation and grading).


• Coordinates the MPH program activities, ensuring proper record keeping and documentation.


• Tracks the submission of required administrative reports and work closely with the Program Director on policy review.


• Assists the Program Director to ensure the accreditation standards as required by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) are met.


• Facilitates relationships with CEPH and other relevant offices within the university.


• Assists with career services workshops and graduation activities as scheduled.

Supervisory responsibilities

None

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in Public health or related field.


• Experience in managing databases.


• Excellent communication and negotiation skills preferred.


• Familiarity with online learning preferred.


• Demonstrated ability to work within a collaborative faculty environment.


• Commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion.


• Familiarity with academic accreditation processes (such as CEPH) preferred

Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Required:

• Microsoft  Office

Preferred:

• Ellucian


• Moodle


• Class Climate

Interpersonal interactions

Students

External Organizations

Internal Departments

Physical demands

Must be able to lift 25 lbs

Standing and sitting for extended periods of time

Preferred typing speed of 75 wpm

Work environment

Quite with frequent interuptions