Clinical Affiliation Agreements

The following clinical affiliations have been made between the Medical Laboratory Technician and Phlebotomy programs at Community College of Philadelphia and clinical facilities:

1. Students shall be responsible for their own transportation to and from CCP and the clinical facility.
2. CCP shall obtain liability and medical malpractice insurance for its students and faculty.
3. Students enrolled in the Program shall obey the rules and regulations of both institutions.
4. Prior to admission to the clinical facility, students must have a complete physical examination.  Physical examination form must be designed by CCP and retained in the student’s folder.
5. The clinical facility will provide clinical practice experience to correspond with the Program curriculum.  The clinical practice shall be under the supervision of CCP faculty and/or the clinical facility’s qualified personnel, with coordination by CCP’s Program Coordinator.
6. The clinical facility shall provide, to the best of its ability:
   1. any specialized item necessary for student safety and health; 
   2. adequate classroom and/or conference room space;
   3. use of the cafeteria facilities for the students and CCP faculty, at their own expense
   4. dressing room and locker facilities for students and CCP faculty;
   5. in emergency situations, the use of the Emergency Room by the students.
7. CCP shall be responsible for coordinating instruction, maintaining standards, and evaluation of the students in conjunction with the appropriate clinical facility staff.
8. CCP will provide specific objectives for the student clinical practice experience and will work with the clinical facility staff to help implement the objectives; and CCP will provide an ongoing evaluation of the student clinical practice experience and provide an opportunity for appropriate clinical staff to participate in the evaluation process.
9. There shall be at least one meeting of CCP faculty and the clinical facility staff each academic year for the purpose of evaluating and improving the program.

Clinical Code of Conduct

As a student in an allied health program, appropriate behavior and attitudes are expected while in the classroom, at the College, and in the clinical facilities. Clinical misconduct that endangers patient safety will not be tolerated and may result in immediate dismissal from the course and program. The student must not threaten the physical and/or psychological well-being of a patient, a patient’s family, an employee, faculty, or other student by his/her performance in the clinical area. If this occurs, the student may fail the course in which the student is currently enrolled or be removed from the program.

Students are held accountable for any real or potential threat to a patient, an employee, faculty or a student. A behavior or consistent behaviors that result in a threat to the patient’s, employee’s faculty’s or student’s physical and/or psychological behavior is termed “at risk” behavior. Examples of “at risk” behavior(s) include but are not limited to:

1. Violating principles learned in previous semesters. (e.g., a breach in aseptic technique)
2. Using or displaying inappropriate verbal or non-verbal behavior in the presence of the patient, the patient’s family, an employee, or faculty.
3. Violating HIPAA regulations regarding patient confidentiality and protected health information
4. Administering the wrong medication or wrong dosage.
5. Demonstrating lack of progress in performing required skills.
6. Criticizing patients, faculty, and/or staff.
7. Exceeding the absenteeism and/or punctuality policy established for clinical experience.
8. Communicating negative value judgments to patients and employees.
9. Demonstrating incompetence/lack of preparation for clinical assignment.
10. Practicing outside the legal and ethical framework of the profession.
11. Performing procedures prior to faculty/clinical staff approval.
12. Violating professional standard of practice. (e.g., integrity, respect)
13. Fabricating patient information in a patient’s medical record including forging signatures.
14. Stealing medication for personal use or for the benefit of others. 
15. Violating the sexual harassment policy as defined in the College’s Student Handbook with an employee of the clinical facility, College faculty and/or students.
16. One “at-risk” behavior may warrant immediate dismissal from the program if the behavior poses a serious threat to the physical and/or psychological well-being of patients, employees, faculty and students.

Procedure

1. “At-risk” behavior(s) will be documented on the appropriate form. The form must be completed to include all pertinent data stated clearly and the “at-risk” behavior(s) specifically identified.
2. If the faculty member or clinical coordinator is in doubt or if there are extenuating circumstances involved, the faculty member will meet with the clinical site supervisor and one additional faculty member to make a decision regarding the “at-risk” behavior.
3. A student and faculty conference will be held after the “at-risk” behavior has been documented to review the behavior, make recommendations, and obtain the student’s comments and signature.
4. A copy of the form will be given to the student, faculty member, clinical coordinator, clinical site supervisor and curriculum coordinator.
5. When a second “at-risk” behavior has been documented, the following procedures will be instituted:
   • The student will be counseled by the clinical coordinator, a faculty member and/or the curriculum coordinator regarding termination or removal from the currently enrolled course or program.
   • The student may withdraw by the designated withdrawal date from the course and receive a “W” for the course.
   • If the student is removed from the course and/or program by the curriculum coordinator, the student may appeal this decision to the department head and dean.

Note: Program director and curriculum coordinator are synonymous terms that can be used interchangeably in this document.

Clinical Code of Conduct Report Form 

Access the form here

Phlebotomy Clinical Sites

The following is a list of the clinical sites used by the Medical Laboratory Technician and Phlebotomy Programs:

The College has a clinical agreement with each of these sites to work with the College to provide a clinical experience for our students.  This list may not be complete as other sites may be added or deleted from this list.

Prior to the beginning of each semester, the MLT faculty contact each site, to determine the number of students that they are able to accommodate for that semester.

Policy on Student Clinical Site Placement

Currently, the MLT and Phlebotomy Programs have sufficient clinical sites to accommodate all students enrolled in the Program.  If at any time, there are not enough clinical sites to accommodate all students, the following will apply:

1. Students with the highest cumulative GPAs will be placed at sites first.
2. Any student that did not receive a clinical placement will be put on a waiting list for the next semester or will be placed at a clinical site during a semester break.   These students will receive a clinical placement before the new students are placed.