Medical Assistant Externship Coordinator

Company: Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.
Location: Southaven
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

The Externship Coordinator assigns, tracks and reports all activity related to the externship portion of the institution's programs and facilitates the student's transition from didactics to externship. As a program faculty member and representative of the Academic Affairs Department, they are responsible to assure attainment of student training objectives for the externship in qualification for graduation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve assigned extern to hire metric. The standard is 50% Extern to Hire rate.
• Develop new externship sites.
• Assist in the development of student job leads.
• Working with the Program Director, in consultation with the Academic Dean, assign students to their externship sites.
• Conduct site visitations for assigned externs, completing site visitation reports and documentation on a timely basis.
• Supervise externship training in compliance with Academic Affairs Department policies and guidelines.
• Coordinate the exchange of externship information, such as timesheets, with the Program Director/Registrar.
• Attend and direct assigned externship orientation.
• Assure prompt and accurate receipt of requisite reports from students and sites.
• Review all externship evaluations and direct information, as appropriate, to the Program Director.
• Advise externs as needed.
• Attend staff, departmental and Advisory Board meetings as directed.
• Participate in commencement ceremonies
• Communicate daily or as necessary with the Program Director.
• Communicate daily or as necessary with the Graduate Employment Director.
• Maintain a log of outside activities and furnish to the Program Director.
• Promote and maintain a team concept within the Academic Affairs Department.
• Maintain professional dress as a representative of the school.
• Assure compliance with all School policies and procedures.
• Assist with PAC meetings as requested.
• Remain current on developments, practices and procedures, and equipment relating to their program and professional specialty
• Instruct classes as needed.
• Perform other such duties as assigned.

Keywords: Concorde Career Colleges, Inc., Southaven , Medical Assistant Externship Coordinator, Healthcare , Southaven, Mississippi