Job Description

About Primary Health Solutions

Our Mission

We meet people where they are and partner with them on their journey towards wellness.

Our Vision

The destination for servant leaders to provide comprehensive and exceptional care.

Our Values

R – Respect

I – Innovation

S – Stewardship

E – Excellence

Student Placement Coordinator Summary

· The Student Placement Coordinator is responsible for the placement of students in clinical-related fields within Primary Health Solutions. They are responsible for building and maintaining relationships with universities to partner on clinical placement for students. They ensure an efficient flow of information between all involved to ensure that learning and development has a positive impact on business results and relationships.

A Day in the Life

· Initiates and maintains contracts and providing direction and support to students throughout their clinical experience.

· Establishes processes to facilitate efficiency and effectiveness of programs.

· Develops consistent, dependable and user-friendly work procedures.

· Coordinates process beginning with initial contact and extending throughout learning experience and follow-up.

· Sets measurable goals and tracks progress making adjustments as needed.

· Keeps information organized and accessible, works systematically/efficiently.

· Communicates with customers, handles service problems politely and efficiently.

· Understands and promotes department programs, services and objectives.

· Builds, maintains, and cultivates relationships between PHS and local/regional Colleges and Universities.

· Makes good use of technology resources to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of process, researches and adapts technologies to improve processes.

· Provides follow-up after completion of clinical assignments to identify opportunities for process improvements.

· Identifies opportunities, generates new ideas, and solves problems as issues arise.

· Performs administrative functions to support the program and works with multiple disciplines and levels within the organization.

· Performs all other duties and tasks as assigned.

Core Competencies

· Customer Service: Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets proper customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met.

· Communication: Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading, listening and interpersonal skills.

· Dependability: Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.

· Quality: Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

· Productivity: Manages a fair workload, volunteers for additional work, prioritizes tasks, develops good work procedures, manages time well, and handles information flow.

Requirements

Success Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

Associate's degree with at least 6 years of experience working in health related field or Bachelor's Degree in business or health related field. Experience in healthcare preferred.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the ability to gain knowledge of current practice management system, electronic medical record, Microsoft Word, text paging, Internet, and Intranet.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee are occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

It is the policy of Primary Health Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.