The System Academic-Service Liaison is responsible for coordinating all academic partnerships for PIH Health Clinical Education. The Academic-Service Liaison will work closely with Clinical Education and PIH Health Leadership teams, academic staff, faculty, deans, career development and college advisors to advance PIH Health’s and academia’s mutual interests related to practice, education, and research; and to recruit and provide for seamless transition from being a student to PIH Health employee.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Required Skills

• Nursing and education theory knowledge
• Refined written and verbal communication
• Current knowledge of trends in nursing education, practice and workforce
• Clinical competence
• Ability to plan, organize, implement and evaluate
• Customer service and conflict resolution skills
• Computer skills
• Familiar teaching methods and audiovisual equipment
• Ability to operate independently
• With consideration to age, employee utilizes the approved process to resolve biophysical, psychological, educational, and environmental needs of patient/significant other when administering care

Required Experience

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 3-years student placement/student coordination experience in acute care setting
• LA City Fire Card within 6 months of employment (PHGSH only)

Preferred:

• RN and MSN degree strongly preferred

• Nursing and education theory knowledge
• Refined written and verbal communication
• Current knowledge of trends in nursing education, practice and workforce
• Clinical competence
• Ability to plan, organize, implement and evaluate
• Customer service and conflict resolution skills
• Computer skills
• Familiar teaching methods and audiovisual equipment
• Ability to operate independently
• With consideration to age, employee utilizes the approved process to resolve biophysical, psychological, educational, and environmental needs of patient/significant other when administering care