Practical Nursing Clinical Placement Requirements

All Practical Nursing students must submit several documents prior to the start of the program. These are the requirements of our clinical agencies for students (and their staff) in order to work at their hospital or long-term care agency. Please note that students are responsible for all costs associated with the Clinical Placement requirements.

Placement requirement documentation must be submitted through Placement Pass by ParaMed. See “Submission Instructions” section below. 

All requirements and associated due dates are in the following documents: 

Year 1  – Clinical/Field Pre-Placement Health Form

Step 1 – Police Record Check / Vulnerable Sector Check (PRC-VSC)

Step 2 – Immunization & Blood Work Requirements

Step 3 – Ministry of Labour Health & Safety Learning Modules – WHMIS & OWHSA

Step 4 – Authorization to Release Healthcare and Police Information Form

Step 5 – CPR-C/BLS/HCP Certification

Step 6 – N95 Mask Fit Test

Step 7 – Seasonal Influenza Vaccination

Step 8 – GPA (Gentle Persuasive Approach)

Step 9 – HSPnet Consent Form

 

Students are responsible for all costs associated with the Clinical/Field placement requirements.

Submission Instructions

Clinical/Field Placement Requirements clearance process is done through Placement Pass by ParaMed, an approved third-party agency who processes Algonquin College students’ documentation.

To upload and submit your documentation to the Placement Pass website, go to: https://algonquincollege.requisite.ca/.

To gain access to Placement Pass by ParaMed you must:
– be registered (tuition fees paid)
– have received your Algonquin College email address and password.
**Please note that your Algonquin College network account will not be created until 2 weeks before the start of the semester. Your Algonquin College network account is used to access almost all college digital services including student email.

Instructions on how to activate your Placement Pass student account, and upload and submit documents can be found in the Placement Pass by ParaMed: Student User Guide.

Adobe Scan or an alternate mobile app can be utilized to scan all the documents you are required to upload/submit.

Fee(s) will apply once you submit documents. The cost for your first comprehensive submission will be $65 (subject to change) in your first semester. All other submissions in the same semester will be at no additional cost.

In your second semester and on, the first submission of the semester will be $32.50 (subject to change) with additional uploads being free. However, if you are only submitting a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC), proof of Influenza vaccination or COVID vaccination those uploads are always free, and you will not be charged $32.50. If you are required to submit proof of other immunizations, bloodwork, or certifications there will be the $32.50 fee associated with that upload.

Fees include unlimited nurse interactions via the “Ask a Nurse” feature, and access to student drop-in sessions.

Keep all original documents, as you may have to provide it to agencies upon request.


Missed Deadlines

Failure to adhere to the mandatory placement requirements deadlines may result in:

  1. An administrative late fee of $50.00. This fee is payable to Algonquin College – Pembroke Campus
  2. Failure to complete all requirements and be cleared by Placement Pass to enter clinical placement will result in you being withdrawn from the clinical course in that semester. This will require you to complete that course (and its corequisites) in a future semester. This will result in you progressing to the next level, and thus graduating, at a later date than originally planned.

Contact

If you have any questions or encounter unforeseen circumstances in submitting the required documentation, please contact the Clinical Placement Clerk prior to the requirement deadline.

Lindsay Burbage
Clinical Placement Clerk
Email: burbagl@algonquincollege.com

Phone: 613.735.4700 ext. 2671

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