Regional Clinical Faculty

Statement of Purpose

Regional Clinical Faculty (RCF) advise, support, educate and evaluate students. The RCF supports and collaborates with clinical preceptors, in keeping with the policies established by the University, to ensure an effective clinical experience for students. 

The RCF provides leadership in establishing relationships within the nurse-midwifery/ nurse-practitioner community to further the goal of increasing and maintaining access to clinical sites for Frontier Nursing University (FNU), and to ensure the larger goal of increasing access to nurse-midwifery/nurse-practitioner care.

The RCF participates in the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the curriculum in their area of advanced practice nursing.

Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities

University Related

• Promotes the mission and philosophy of FNU.
• Ambassador for FNU.
• Attends University, department, RCF, faculty meetings and commencement.
• Participates in Standing and Ad Hoc Committees as elected or appointed by the Dean.
• Participates in professional organizations.
• Participates in the annual Fall Faculty Meeting and Commencement.
• Participates in scholarly work.
• Participates in Clinical and/or Frontier Bound as assigned.
• Maintains knowledge of and competency in FNU procedures, policies, communication systems, and technologies.
• Effectively collaborates with all departments at FNU to ensure student success and site/ preceptor satisfaction.

Course Related

• Orients students to course expectations.
• Communicates effectively with students demonstrating respect and professionalism.
• Responds to student email or telephone messages in accordance with University Communication Policy (unless ill or on vacation).
• Establishes office hours at varied times (considering different time zones) for communication with students.
• Documents student progress in course work and clinical setting at least every term via the university student retention system ( i.e.: Dropout Detective).
• Maintains currency in the content area through participation in clinical practice and/or continuing education.
•  Assigns grades and maintains course gradebook and student records meeting timeline requirements for grade submission.

Community Service

• Provides service to the profession, to the university, and/or to the home community.

Student Involvement – Preclinical period

• Responds to student initiated contact after Frontier Bound to discuss role of RCF and general plans for clinical practicum. 
• Works collaboratively with the Clinical Outreach and Placement Unit to support students in the clinical site identification process.
• Conducts Question & Answer sessions to support students’ clinical plan development. 
• Reviews and approves the student’s Clinical Plan approximately four- six months prior to Clinical Bound and as needed.
• Works collaboratively with the Clinical Credentialing Department to ensure clinical site and preceptor quality assurance measures are maintained. 
• Assigns Clinical Bound date for the students following confirmed site and completion of clinical site approval.
• Conducts a pre-clinical orientation session prior to Clinical Bound term, to review the clinical course requirements, policies and processes. 

Clinical period

• Creates a social, cognitive and teaching presence during courses through twice monthly meetings with assigned students.
• Reviews and evaluates clinical course assignments, student evaluation tools, and student’s clinical documentation.
• Maintains contact with the clinical student’s primary clinical preceptor at least monthly. 
• Completes evaluation of clinical students on-site or virtually. 
• Advises students for course registration for each term following Clinical Bound.
• Works with students and Clinical Director to help students maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.
• Coordinates and verifies end of clinical details.
• Works with the students and preceptor to identify and find solutions to clinical problems