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CUNY Academic Internship Specialist (HEOa) - Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing in New York, New York
Academic Internship Specialist (HEOa) - Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
POSITION DETAILS
The Academic Internship Specialist (Graduate Clinical Placement Specialist) works in collaboration with the Director for Graduate Clinical Affairs in a fast-paced office environment to place over 400 Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing graduate students in a variety of settings for their clinical learning experiences throughout the year.
Reporting to the Director for Graduate Clinical Affairs, the Academic Internship Specialist (Graduate Clinical Placement Specialist) will:
• Coordinate graduate program clinical placements in compliance with accreditation, regulatory, and policy requirements to ensure a supportive, effective learning environment for students.
• Collaborate with the Director for Graduate Clinical Affairs, Evelyn Lauder Associate Dean for Nurse Practitioner Programs, program/specialty directors, clinical partners, and preceptors to create a quality graduate clinical placement experience.
• Collect and maintain graduate clinical placement and other relevant data for compliance, reports, presentations, and other communications.
• Maintain databases and document libraries to ensure data quality, completeness, and accuracy.
• Act as a liaison between the School of Nursing, clinical partners, and preceptors to support student success.
• Communicate effectively with leadership and stakeholders to collect and analyze assessment and outcomes data related to clinical placements.
• Conduct student, faculty, and preceptor orientation sessions related to clinical placements.
• Stay updated on CUNY, Hunter, College, and School of Nursing Policies and systems related to clinical placements and compliance.
• Undertake additional related responsibilities as needed to support the school mission and strategic goals.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree and four years of related experience required.
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills are required.
Proficiency and competency in database management, Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe, and other relevant systems/software are required; strong competency a plus.
The successful candidate must be detail oriented, able to multitask, and use discretion when handling confidential information; have good customer service talent; exhibit independent initiative and good judgment; and work collaboratively with administrators, staff, faculty, and students
CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW
Supports an academic internship program providing career development and professional work experience.
Acts as liaison between the College and employer sponsors, monitoring the success of students' internship experiences
Supervises student internships, assuring adherence to related College and governmental policies and regulations
Creates and conducts orientation sessions and workshops for students in the internship program; coordinates applications, interviews, and placement as part of overall student outreach
Provides faculty orientation and development related to internship programs
Implements and evaluates competencies and other success factors
Performs related duties as assigned.
CUNY TITLE
Higher Education Assistant
FLSA
Exempt
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Salary commensurate with experience, within approved range ($68,369-$76,937).
CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 31658.
Click on the "APPLY NOW" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account. Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï , –, _or ç)).
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please include:
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
Names and contact information of 3 professional references
Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred
CLOSING DATE
Open until filled with first review of applications to begin Feb. 6, 2026.
JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Job ID: 31658
Location: Hunter College
Job Type: Full-Time