Students will initially integrate on campus learning with a work-based learning experience when
students register and are placed into a clinical class. Clinical provide you with the opportunity to
work with experienced medical personnel in the clinical environment to enhanced the skills you’ve
learned in the lecture and laboratory, and are an vital part of health care diploma programs. Our goal
is to provide you and our clinical partners with a rewarding experience that will further your
knowledge and skills in your chosen filed. The information below with help you understand your
responsibilities as you master the skills to become a healthcare professional.
Clinical Scheduling
The Allied Healthcare College will schedule and/or approval all clinical or externship. If students are
aware of health care facilities that would like to offer opportunities for training, please provide this
information to the department. Under no circumstances should a student schedule their own
clinical or externship.
Clinical and or externship requires you to be available to work full or ½ shifts (mostly full)
in a medical facility in addition to any classes, work and /or family commitments you may
have. Before registering for these classes you should talk with your advisor/instructor to ensure you
are able to commit to attending all of you clinical practice times. Instructors will make every effort to
accommodate other commitments however, our clinical space and time is limited. Clinical may
begin as early as 5:00 am and may end as late as 11:15 pm and may include some weekend days
as well as normally designated holidays on the school calendar. Travel within the south Alabama
and possible north Alabama area may be required.
PRIOR to start a clinical you must complete the following requirements and provide the
documentation to AHC.Your clinical placement will not be guaranteed or assigned if you
cannot met this deadline, and may mean that you cannot complete the course for which
you have registered.
1. Documentation of negative TB skin test: Two Negative tests (within 1-3 weeks)
A chest x-ray taken with the last year, if you were ever had a positive TB test.
2. Full record of all immunizations MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Varicella, Td
Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) is a series of 3 injections, show proof
of these vaccinaitons or proof of immunity by a titer (blood test). You will be
given information on hepatitis B (a blood-borne disease) and if you choose
not to receive the HBV, you will required to sign a form declining the immunization.
3. Full vaccines are recommended during flu season.
4. Proof of completion of an authorized BCLS or CPR within the last 2 years.
5. Proof of completion of seven hours of HIV?AIDS education within the last 2 years.
6. Proof or purchase of student liability insurance approximately $30 yearly.
Criminal Background Check (criminal background will not stop for recieve your education; however,
depending on the serious of crime, how long, and other circumstances: some not all employees may refused to hire
you; check with the Board of Nurse, Board of Pharmacy, etc to gain more detail information)
Alabama criminal background check is required by some of our clinical facilities prior to beginning
your clinical. There is a cost involve $25.00. For students in Pharmacy Technician program, this will
be done when you apply for your Pharmacy Assistant license.
Professional Behavior and Appearance
•Students may be required to purchase scrub uniforms or a lab coat for their clinical externships.
Instructors will advise you of the requirements for your certificate. Shoe style is not standardized
however, shoes must be white (or mostly white), clean and close toed.
–• A clean, neat appearance is expected; uniforms and shoes should be clean and not tattered.
–• To avoid the danger of becoming caught in equipment, injury to patients and interference with patient care, long hair should be tied back, fingernails should be reasonably short and dangling jewelry such as bracelets and long earrings should not be worn at the facilities.
–• Use of fragrance and after shave while working should be avoided as it can cause medical problems for certain patients
•ID tags will be provide by the college and must be worn any time you are working in a clinical facility. Students will be charged $10.00 to replace a lost nametag. Individual clinical facilities may also provide you with their own ID badge, please ensure that it is returned at the end of your clinical experience.
•Professional Behavior
•Students are expected to present with a professional appearance and demeanor in the clinical environment. You will be assigned a mentor at the clinical site and monitored by college instructors. Students are expected to be on time for their shift, return from coffee and meal breaks on time and communicate directly with their instructor if attendance is an issue.
•Students are expected to follow the policies and procedures of the facility and instructions from both facility staff and college instructors. This is for your safety and most importantly, the safety of the patients you will be working with. Unsafe practices will be documented and discussed with the student. If improvement does not occur, the student may be dismissed from the program.
•VIOLATIONS OF PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
•Patient confidentiality is a professional / ethical responsibility of all healthcare professionals and as such, is a responsibility of all Allied Health students. Policies and procedures regarding patient confidentiality will be discussed both in the class and at the clinical facilities and, in some cases; students may be required to sign a patient confidentiality agreement with the clinical facility.
•Examples of violations of patient confidentiality include but are not limited to:
–• Removal of any patient records that have possible identifiers
–• Any patient related discussion that may be overheard by lay persons or that occur in any location other than the immediate patient-care or classroom / learning environment.
•Students determined to have violated patient confidentiality by faculty or clinical staff may be dismissed from the program.
Course name Externship requirements Approximate start of externship hours •EKG 40 hrs. = 1 shift / week Adv.
•PCT Basic Nurse 48 hrs. = 1 - 2 shifts/week
•PCT Advance Nurse 80 hrs. = 2 – 3 shifts /week
•Pharmacy Technician 264 hrs. – 2- 4 shifts per week until finished Third
Quarter of Certificate
•Phlebotomy Technician 60 hrs - usually done as 20 /wk for 3 weeks students
will be scheduled over the quarter
•Medical Assistant 240-480 hrs
•Medical Administrative Assistant 60 hrs
•HUC 165 hrs – 2-3 shifts / week
•Mental Health Technician 120 hrs
•Optometrist Assistant Technician 240 hrs
•Nurse Assistant 75 hrs (40 hrs on-site)