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Instructor Orientation Requirements

Cone Health requires all newly hired clinical instructors, employees new to the faculty role, and those who have had clinical teaching experience in Cone Health but have not been in the system for a year or more to complete the following Orientation requirements:

Step 1. Access the Clinical Placement web site to review:

  • Clinical Instructor Reference
  • Note other important information found on the Clinical Placement Web Site
  • Student Clinical Policy, Department Information,
  • Department Orientation Form
  • End of semester Student Surveys

Step 2. *Call Staff Education at 336.832.8173 to register forNew Employee Clinical Orientation. All orientation is held in the Nursing Education Center (4th floor) at 200 E. Northwood, Greensboro, NC. Parking is provided in the upper lot on Olive Street.

Attend Tuesday New Employee Orientation: Step 3,4 &5

Step 3.8a-12p Equipment Orientation

Step 4.1p – 2p New Instructor meeting with Clinical Education Coordinator(CEC)

Contact Connie Lewter at or336. 832.4363to schedule a 1 – 1.5 hour meeting. If possible the meeting will be scheduled at this time.

Prior to the scheduled meeting- Review the Clinical Instructor Reference, print and bring it to the meeting, along with any questions you may have.Your school Education Partner may have arranged the Badge and CHL access/training for you. If not you will be provided with the forms you will need for this.

  • Submit CHL request form to the Epic Center
  • Submit Badge Request form to Security

Step 5.2p – 5p Self-Guided Clinical Orientation modules. The CEC will provide directions to access the modules. The modules include two tests to complete and turned in to .

Step 6. Thursday – 8a-4pCone HealthLink (CHL), (Epic, electronic medical record system) training. CHL training may be available at your school and if so you can arrange to do the training there.

Step 7. Department Orientation – Schedule 16 hours on the department where you will initially have students.

  • Cone Health Employee- As needed or 8 hours, if not on the dept. where the employee works.
  • After the initial dept. orientation, an 8 hours orientation is required for each new clinical site
  • Contact Department Leadership to arrange orientation. See Clinical Placement website- ‘Clinical Department Information’ for department contact information.

* Indicates Cone Health Employee Exemption.

Cone Health Employees are not permitted to use Employee ID (badge, computer log in), perform CBG testing, or function as a staff member while in the instructor role. Please complete and submit requests for a 2nd CHL log-in and a 2nd badge per the instructions with the request forms. Forms are available at your school and included in this document.

For more information contact:

Connie Lewter, Clinical Education Coordinator 336. 832.4363

New Instructor Orientation Verification Form

Faculty Name: Print______Sign: ______

School: Phone: Email:

Your email address will be added to a Faculty Distribution List to receive periodic notifications.

As a new clinical faculty member joining our organization, we invite you to join us in our attempts to help you transition into your new role. We look forward to partnering with you to provide exceptional clinical experiences for students. Orientation to Cone Health is an integral part to your success as a clinical instructor.

Submission of this completed form is required prior to beginning as a Clinical Instructor.

For each item on the form you must have a signature validation.

* Indicates Cone Health Employee Exemption.

*Orientation:

Date: ______(Tuesday 8a-4p) Staff Educator ______

Date: ______(Thursday 8a-4p – CHL) Staff Educator ______

Annual requirement - In addition to the New Faculty Orientation, verification of annual completion of the Core Orientation and the Cone Health Orientation must be maintained at the school.

Clinical Education CoordinatorMeeting: Date: ______

Form: Clinical Faculty Handbook _____Access to Clinical Placement website ______

Department Orientation - 16 hrs or Cone Health Employee 8hrs. As needed if staff on the department.

Date: ______# of hours ___Staff Member: ______

Date: ______# of hours ___ Staff Member:______

Date: ______# of hours ____Staff Member: ______

  • Annually and each new department - complete and submit a Department Pathway ______
  • Submit Badge Request form to Security Services & call 336.832.7849 to schedule appointment to pick up.
  • Submit the CHL log-in and training request form to the Epic Center.

NPDS Clinical Education Coordinator: ______Submission Date: ______

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