Policy 05:24:00

Mandatory health screening requirements serve purpose in protecting patients in the health care setting from infectious and transmissible diseases. Faculty that are going into a direct care clinical setting to monitor or observe students during a clinical experience need to meet facility requirements for mandatory health screenings and compliance.

All nursing faculty, simulation staff, Simulation Laboratory Coordinator, and the Clinical Placement Coordinator will maintain current certification in BLS-CPR. The nursing faculty, simulation staff, Simulation Laboratory Coordinator, and the Clinical Placement Coordinator may select the individual provider for CPR training.

Full-time and part-time nursing didactic faculty that are not assigned to clinical oversight do not need to submit annual health screening verification. Mandatory health screenings are not required for Capstone oversight as faculty visiting sites meet with health care staff in general meeting areas outside of direct patient contact areas.

Full-time and part-time nursing faculty that do clinical oversight must meet the general requirements detailed in this policy for health screenings and immunizations. Select facilities may have additional requirements that need to be met for the specific facility. The Clinical Coordinator will notify nursing faculty if additional testing or screening is required.

Non-nursing faculty are not required to submit health screening verifications.  Simulation staff do not go to clinical settings and do not have to submit health screening verifications.

Clinical nursing faculty must comply with the required immunization and antibody/antigen protocol of the School of Nursing. Individual facilities may also require additional immunizations and health screening protocols in addition to those required by Platt. Clinical faculty will be notified by the Clinical Coordinator for specific facility requirements.

Copy of Health Insurance Card- (Clinical Faculty only).

COVID vaccinations and Booster requirements are delineated in the COVID policies on the website. It is anticipated that these requirements could change over time and with changing public health guidelines. Nursing faculty who supervise students in the clinical setting must meet facility specific guidelines for COVID vaccinations and booster(s).  Requests for medical exemptions will need to be submitted to the Dean and Director of Clinicals and Simulation for individual review and determination. The clinical facility has additional discretion in granting an individual request.

The protocol for required immunizations and antigen/antibody protocols for clinical faculty at Platt are as follows:

• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) – 2 doses or a positive titer. Doses 1 and 2 have to be a minimum 28 days apart.
• Tuberculosis screening – PPD completed annually, chest x-ray (good for 5 years) with Platt TB Screening Form completed annually.  OR QuantiFERON blood test (good for 5 years) with Platt TB Screening Form completed annually. We will accept screening from another employer if it is current.
• Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis (Tdap) – required every 10 years
• Hepatitis B Completed Series  Series of three vaccinations given over a 6 month period or Positive immune Titer (HbsAB)
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)  - positive history of chicken pox, proof of varicella by immunization via titer or 2 vaccinations or note from physician stating history of disease with doctor’s signature and date.
• Flu shot:  Mandatory immunization must be obtained each fall. The clinical faculty can submit a completed declination form, but the facility makes a determination on acceptance of the declination form.
• COVID-19 Vaccination: Clinical faculty are required to meet facility specific requirements for COVID vaccination and boosters.

Drug Screen (May only obtain through American Databank with Background Check)

Physical Examination Clinical faculty and didactic faculty that provide clinical coverage are required to have a physical exam completed by a licensed healthcare provider (physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner). After completing the physical examination, the healthcare provider must complete Part I and Part II of the Physical Exam Attestation Requirement Form. The faculty member must keep the original and submit a copy to the Clinical Placement Coordinator and/or the Executive Administrative Assistant.