All students are to complete the Facility Specific Orientation Modules once they are assigned a clinical site for each of their nursing courses.  These modules are found on the Medial lab website at http://www.medialabinc.net/ and can be accessed using the same user name and password used to access the mandatory inservices that are required prior to registration for clinical nursing courses. (Please find your clinical site below and follow the instructions for that site.) All students are to complete the facility specific module for Fall 2007 even if they have completed Facility Specific Orientation in previous semesters.  The facility specific orientation is considered current for one year from date of completion.  If you return to a clinical site for a second rotation, you do not have to complete the facility specific orientation if it is current and will be current during the entire semester for which you are registering.  Computer training does not have to be repeated unless students are notified that a change in the computer charting program requires that they repeat the computer charting training.

• VA Medical Center– Facility specific orientation module must be completed prior to the first day of clinical.  Student is to print off forms from online module and bring to clinical instructor on first day of clinical.  Facility specific orientation module includes computer charting training.  Student is also required to attend a one-hour computer class on clinical orientation day to get logged in to the VA computer system. (The Cybersecurity intranet site is not available during the month of October so plan around this month when you are planning to complete the VA Medical Center specific orientation module.)

• RoperHospital– Facility specific orientation module must be completed prior to the first day of clinical.  Student is to print off forms from online module and bring to clinical instructor on first day of clinical. Facility specific orientation module does not include computer charting training. (This training will be offered prior to the beginning of the semester – check the nursing webpage for information on this computer charting training.) Students attending clinical experiences at Roper Hospital will be able to park in the parking area at the Johnson Hagood Stadium downtown at the Citadel.  All students planning to utilize this parking are required to complete the Parking Liability Release form provided by Roper Hospital. There are a limited number of parking passes (2 per clinical group) so students must carpool (4-5 students per car) if they choose to use this parking area. Students may also consider riding the CARTA Express or finding their own parking as long as they do not park in a restricted area.  Students who park in the Johnson Hagood Stadium parking will be eligible to purchase the CARTA Passes from Roper HR office at the Roper cost with cash payment. (40 rides - $25.00 or 10 rides - $9). CARTA Passes are also sold at the TTC Bookstore for $10. They are good for 6 months. Please complete the Parking Liability Release form provided by your course and return to the course Lead Instructor no later than  Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Parking passes will not be distributed until all forms have been submitted to Roper Hospital.

• St.Francis Hospital– Facility specific orientation module must be completed prior to the first day of clinical.  Student is to print off forms from online module and bring to clinical instructor on first day of clinical (including parking form for Roper Hospital).Facility specific orientation module does not include computer charting training.  (This training will be offered prior to the beginning of the semester – check the nursing webpage for information on this computer charting training.) (NUR 158 students do not need to complete the computer charting training.)

• MUSC– Facility specific orientation module must be completed prior to the first day of clinical.  Student is to print off forms from online module and bring to clinical instructor on first day of clinical.  No computer charting training is required for students attending clinical at MUSC at this time.  (The MUSC intranet will be available for students to complete this requirement after the following dates:  Fall Semester FFI – August 1, Fall Semester FFII – October 1, Spring Semester FFI – December 15, Spring Semester FFII – February 15.) When signing in to the CATTS system, your user name will be the first two initials of your first name and the last 6 digits of your college ID #.

• TridentHospital System (Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center) – Facility specific orientation module must be submitted prior to the first day of clinical. (This training must be completed not later than the following dates: Fall Semester FFI – July 25, Fall Semester FFII – September 16, Spring Semester FFI – December 1, Spring Semester FFII – February 1.) Facility specific orientation module includes computer charting training. (NUR 158 and NUR 208 students do not need to complete computer charting training.)

• EastCooper Medical Center– Facility specific orientation module must be completed prior to first day of clinical.  Student is to print off form from online module and bring to clinical on first clinical day.  This form is to be turned in to the Human Resource Department on the first clinical day. No computer charting training is required for students attending East Cooper Medical Center at this time.

NOTE:IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE THE REQUIRED FACILITY SPECIFIC ORIENTATION AND ANY REQUIRED COMPUTER TRAINING, AS SPECIFIED, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS UP DURING CLINICAL TIME. THIS WILL COUNT AS A CLINICAL ABSENCE.  YOU MAY NOT ATTEND CLINICAL UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED TRAINING.

Updated 10/10/07