Description
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (DMS) Coordinator - Vascular Program
Benefits
- Tuition Assistance
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) – with Employer Contribution
South College - We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning … come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.
Over 20,000 Students
10 Campuses
Competency Based Education
Online
DMS Coordinator - Vascular Program Description
South College Knoxville Campus is seeking both a Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Concentration Coordinator and a Clinical Coordinator for the Vascular Program launching in Summer of 2026. Both positions are full-time, on-site in Knoxville, TN.
Responsibilities
- Support the Department Chair or Program Director with any clinical and student placement or education needs in compliance of the programmatic clinical requirements.
- Establish and assess all clinical site partnerships and affiliated agreements on a weekly basis to ensure the program meets current clinical placement student needs, while working to exceed the programmatic clinical placement seat requirements to allow for program growth.
- Coordinate, evaluate, and supervise the program’s clinical operations.
- Respond in a timely manner to information request from internal and external stakeholders, upholding professional communication standards as defined by the institution.
- Provide student counseling and advising, as required.
- Maintain real-time student clinical records, including clinical hours and quarterly grades, affiliation agreements, and compliance with institutional and regulatory standards.
- Maintain and encourage valid evaluation of each student by clinical instructor, facility department managers, licensed professionals.
- Plan, coordinate and schedule student clinical rotations to align with curriculum, lesson plans, and program outcomes.
- Coordinate evaluations of clinical sites, faculty/student experiences, and/or performance.
- Evaluate and update performance objectives to ensure meaningful clinical learning experiences.
- Adhere to South College's Commitment to Behavior Standards.
- Adhere to all polices and guidelines established by the institution, school, department, affiliated partners, polices as described in the employee/faculty handbook, and any other directives and memoranda.
- Communicate and validate policy updates, procedural changes, and clinical requirements to clinical instructor.
- Ensure all students are prepared for each clinical rotation to provide a safe and professional learning environment, including any site-specific learning requirements prior to start.
- Participate in process improvement and demonstrate adaptability to drive efficiency to improve student outcomes.
- Conduct regular visits/rounding at clinical sites to provide instructor and student support to maintain strong academic partnerships.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
Clinical Coordinator Responsibilities
- Coordinating clinical education with didactic education as assigned by the program director
- Evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of clinical experiences for the concentration(s) students are enrolled in
- Provide clinical instruction and document the evaluation and progression of clinical performance leading to clinical competence.
Concentration Coordinator Responsibilities
- Responsible for the coordination of Vascular Concentration for which the Program Director does not possess the appropriate credential.
Requirements
Education
- Possess an academic degree no lower than an Associate degree and at least equal to that for which the graduates are being prepared
Experience
- Have documented experience in supervision, instruction, evaluation, student guidance and in educational theories and techniques
- Minimum two years of clinical experience as a registered sonographer in the professional sonography field.
Licensure
- Possess the appropriate credential(s) specific to the concentration(s) that s/he is designated to coordinate
