APU is seeking employees who desire to engage in our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions, demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning, and modeling Christ-like character. Working together, employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is pleasing to God and edifying to one another.

APU received HRSA’s Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) grant program to hire a Placement Coordinator in the School of Nursing (SON) for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Program. The position will coordinate the day-to-day operational aspects of the grant while serving the students and faculty at the Inland Empire Regional Campus (IERC). 

We are looking for an individual who is efficient and thrives within a team. The ideal candidate has the ability to prioritize and multi-task while managing complex project schedules and providing operational support. The ideal candidate performs under limited supervision, is highly organized, and maintains outstanding customer service. Additionally, the ideal candidate is resourceful, organized, solution-driven, and is sensitive to the handling of student records as directed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

The Placement Coordinator reports to the BHWET Project Director and works closely with the MSN NP Department Chair, PMHNP Program Director, faculty, staff, and students. The position is located at our Inland Empire Regional Campus. Currently, the grant is funded until 2025. 

APU School of Nursing has nine academic departments, including undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs that serve over 2,200 students across six Southern California locations.   

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and experience.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Three years of administrative experience or customer/client-focused experience
• Demonstrates the management of multiple complex projects and information systems
• Higher education experience preferred

PRIMARY DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

This role must be well aware of all the day-to-day operations of the Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program. The following areas help to identify the primary duties and essential functions.

Placement Coordination  

• Identifies, establishes, and maintains relationships with area health providers and the community for the purpose of developing and strengthening clinical affiliations for long-term residency placement.  
• Manage the assignment of preceptors to the residents and perform quality control over the experiential learning management system.  
• The placement coordinator is expected to participate in the advisory council meeting and participate as a team member in improving the experiential learning of the residency students.  
• As part of the rapid cycle quality improvement process, the coordinator will immediately report any concerns from students, faculty, preceptors, or clinical staff directly to the project director and residency coordinator.
• Coordinate clinical and preceptor agreements/contracts, student background checks, and clinical requirements, and other related forms or paperwork.
• This person will also develop and maintain strong working relationships with placement facilities.
• This person will assist with all reports and statistical data collection.
• Coordinate with the MSN Department and the Placement Team to assist in tracking student placements, student clinical requirements, faculty clinical requirements, and Regional coordination meetings for clinical placements.
• May be required to conduct site visits to recruit new preceptor placements.

Program Administration  

• Oversee the file management of student files, grant requirements, program forms, and other department-specific documents. 
• In addition to the student tracking, maintain department databases and report systems for grants, accreditations, and academic evaluations (e.g., BWHET, WASC, AACN, BRN)
• Assist with the program’s calendar of activities and coordinate faculty, student, and alumni engagement.
• Provide support for activities and events that impact students, faculty, and alumni of the program. May include some recruitment efforts led by the department 
• Provide the BHWET Project Director with documentation, reporting, and information as needed including entering data into spreadsheets and grant report preparation.
• Coordinate with university services such as catering, printing and binding, mailroom, room resources, information and media technology, facility and equipment requests, etc.
• Create, maintain, and distribute promotional materials for the department.
• Create and maintain meeting minutes and correspondence as directed including the BHWET Advisory Council meetings
• Order program supplies and equipment as needed.
• Provide administrative assistance to the supervisor.

Program Support for Students and Faculty

• Engage as needed with recruitment efforts and community information meetings and assist with managing prospective inquiries.
• Support new student orientation preparation, planning, and execution.
• Serve as the point person that will monitor and track each student in the program from start to completion.
• Coordinate the program admissions tracking of applications, completeness, and communications between the department and students.
• Communicate process and audit documentation to ensure students are cleared to participate in clinical/program activities. 
• Act as the point person for the program faculty and assist them with the process of creating course schedules, class rosters, book orders, coordination of academic activities, and other related tasks.  
• Coordinate the program evaluation processes such as surveys, exit interviews, student completion tracking, etc.
• Support end-of-program processes such as letters of recommendation, verification of student work, etc. 
• Provide N95 Fit Tests to students and employees at the campus

General

• Support both program and school events, activities, or tasks that may include travel to different campuses and working on evening and weekend hours.
• Manage sensitive and confidential file systems in both digital and physical formats.  
• Responsible for daily electronic timekeeping as it applies to the scope of this position.
• Regular, punctual attendance as required by the supervisor based on department needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

SKILLS

• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines while maintaining a customer-service mindset with frequently changing priorities.
• Critically think using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Will work independently, show independent judgment, and will follow-through on assigned work.
• Deal with problems in a professional manner.
• Will succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.  
• Ability to manage details and follow through.  
• Must be collaborative and an effective team member and team builder.

MENTAL DEMANDS 

• In agreement with the purpose and goals of Azusa Pacific University in providing a Christian-based higher education for its students.
• Use critical thinking and exercise independent judgment.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage confidential information.
• Collaborate with other faculty and staff and maintain collegial relations.
• Communicate effectively in written and oral form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Requires repetitive motion and sitting at a computer keyboard.  
• Hearing and speaking on the telephone. 
• Meetings may require walking and/or driving to various University locations. 
• Ability to pull, push, bend, grasp, reach and lift up to 20 lbs. 
• Must be able to climb stairs multiple times in a workday.

VISUAL DEMANDS

• Reading, writing, and computer monitor.

ENVIRONMENT

• Pleasant office setting, comfortable temperature.

TECHNOLOGIES

• Proficient in Google Apps (Docs, Sheets, Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Meet, etc.), Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)
• The School of Nursing also uses the following programs PeopleSoft, 25Live, Zoom, Adobe Acrobat, HelloSign, Canva, CORE ELMS, Formstack, SPSS, etc.

 COMPENSATION

• Grade 7: $19.49-$25.33/hourly
• Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

Azusa Pacific University is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation. You can learn more about APU by watching the stories of faculty, staff, and alumni as they carry out our mission here: http://www.apu.edu/stories/

Azusa Pacific University will conduct a background check on all final candidates.

Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled unless otherwise stated. Azusa Pacific University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Required Skills Required Experience

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•  Intimately know the operating costs of the business as you help create the income statement and balance sheet in compliance with GAAP, and pull back and synthesize information to achieve desired business objectives.
•  Manage the Operations Expense Budget and Forecasting process for plants & distribution centers, leading the operations teams to develop budgets that drive improvement in line with Safco goals.
•  Partner with Business Leaders to develop and report against Capital Expenditure budgets (includes all Capital Expenditures both in & outside of operations)
•  Partner with the Supply Chain and operations teams to develop and report against annual Inventory goals.
•  Manage and maintain Safco’s standard costs (including Material, Freight In, Tariff, Labor & Overview Standards) , examining variances to identify and address accuracy issues, process inefficiencies, improvement opportunities, and low-profit products in partnership with other functions.
•  Review and partner with the plants to resolve and proactively minimize work order variances and implement processes to ensure earned hours are appropriately recorded on work orders.
•  Lead processes to ensure inventory controls are in place within Safco in compliance with GAAP and LDI policy including cycle count and physical inventory processes.
•  Perform monthly inventory reconciliations and ensure appropriate reserves. Investigate and lead the process to resolve material discrepancies.
•  Participate in a three-day month-end close process and publish monthly reports and metrics, ensuring timely & accurate reporting of Safco’s Cost of Goods Sold and other operating costs
•  Own cost of goods sold and inventory during the annual audit.
•  Ensure compliance with accounting policies, principles, regulatory requirements, and corporate controls and function as a liaison between the business and Shared Services.
•  Other duties, as assigned

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting. 
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a strong knowledge of standard cost management and operations accounting
• Excellent data analysis and trend identification skills with the ability to show the impact of past and future decisions on financial statements.
• Exceptional judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
• Ability to travel 3-4 times per year.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• 5 + years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a strong knowledge of standard cost management and operations accounting. 
• JD Edwards knowledge

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

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 essential functions.

• Regular sitting, standing and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks
• Manual and finger dexterity used regularly with some repetitive finger motions
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; ability to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Hearing and speaking
• Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping.

ABOUT OUR COMPANY:

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota, Liberty Diversified International (LDI) is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico. With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products.

Since 1918, our values – Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence – have guided our day-to-day activities. We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we create superior solutions and service for our customers. The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco.

SAFCO® offers an array of furniture solutions to create top-notch spaces everyone will be talking about. The team delivers a memorable experience because they truly care about how and where people work. To create work spaces that energize and inspire people, they use market knowledge and employee know-how to spread workspace product innovation. Safco® is committed to excellence in serving our customers for the long-term and building strong relationships.

As part of the LIBERTY DIVERSIFIED INTERNATIONAL (LDI) family of companies, SAFCO'S headquarters are based in Minneapolis, Minnesota with manufacturing and distribution centers in Iowa, Virginia, California and Georgia. The LDI family of companies includes LIBERTY PACKAGING, LIBERTY PAPER, LIBERTY PLASTICS (CUSTOM SOLUTIONS and QUARRIX BUILDING PRODUCTS) AND SAFCO.

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Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class