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Practicum Hours for NUR 4828C: Essentials of Nursing Healthcare Leadership & Management

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IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

Placement Request Forms must be submitted

Monday February 11th 2019

Students will be contacted by the Placement Coordinator to share facility-specific on-boarding assignments, instructions, course requirements, and Preceptor guidelines

Tuesday February 12th 2019

Students must have a COMPLETE status in Castle Branch indicating immunizations, background check, and professional licensures are active for the duration of the semester

Monday March 18th 2019

Summer 2019 Registration opens

Monday March 25th 2019

All facility-specific on-boarding assignments must be completed

Monday April 8th 2019

Students who miss any of these deadlines will be reassigned to take NUR 4828C in a future semester

Here are your next steps:

  •  Step 1 - Navigate to the appropriate facility where your practicum for NUR4828C Essentials of Healthcare Leadership and Management will take place.
  •  Step 2 - Read through each step to ensure you fully understand the on-boarding process. These steps were decided by the facility and must be adhered.
  •  Step 3 - Get matched with your Preceptor (depending on the facility, this will happen by pre-assignment or the student will be responsible for securing a Preceptor; follow the facility's instructions)


Who is the best Preceptor for this experience?
The best Preceptor will be a BSN or higher prepared nurse in a leadership role and corresponding job title.  S/he will introduce the student to members of the facility's leadership team and help the student coordinate one-on-one interviews, meeting observations, and job shadow experiences with clinical and non-clinical managers for a total of 10 verified hours of on-site learning. 

The Preceptor will assist the student in shared and reflective discussion on observed behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs.  Please note, sites have varied processes related to matching an employee/student with a Preceptor.  Some sites match students directly, others require students to initiate and coordinate a Preceptor match.  Also, being an employee does not differentiate nor expedite the student on-boarding process due to overarching facility policies.  Ultimately, it is the student's job to ensure the selected Preceptor is adequate to meet course requirements. 

NUR 4828C requires the following special assignments, which your Preceptor will help you to coordinate and achieve, as part of the 10 hours of on-site experiential learning:

  • Organization assessment
  • 3 Interviews with managers/directors
    • Nursing leader/manager
    • Non-Nursing leader/manager
    • Non-Clinical director/manager
    • 2 Meetings/Committees related to quality and patient safety, leadership, or demonstrate the style of communication in the organization
    • Other experiences to meet the 10 hour requirement, i.e. job shadowing (2 hours maximum), other related interviews, meetings, etc.
    • Hours are suggested to be completed through the duration of the semester, but can also be completed based upon the needs of the student and site/Preceptor
  • Full details on class requirements found here: (Practicum Guidelines)

Sample activities during this 10-hour practicum experience:

  • Interview with the Director of Social Services
  • Interview with the Chief Nurse Officer (CNO)
  • Observing a meeting of the hospital’s leadership team
  • Observing a meeting of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee at the hospital

Important Notes about student-Preceptor matching:

  • Should be a BSN or higher prepared nurse in a leadership role such as a Nurse Manager, House Supervisor, Advanced Practice Nurse, Director of Nursing Service

  • Generally CANNOT be your direct supervisor on your floor/unit.
    Why? Because facilities sometimes view this as a conflict of interest and/or perceived favoritism within the existing team/unit. The advantage here is that you can truly take advantage of being a student in this experience and secure a Preceptor who would not normally be available or accessible to you. Be your own self-advocate. If you do not feel the Preceptor match is adequate to meet course requirements, please contact Ms. Jyoti Rao to discuss your concerns.

  • Generally CANNOT be a charge nurse, staff nurse, or bedside nurse.
    Why? Because these roles are typically rotating positions not involving heavy managerial duties which cannot provide the best learning experience for students.

  • Some sites will not pre-arrange Preceptor matches and will require students to find and secure a Preceptor. If this is the case with your facility, see below for suggested steps to secure an adequate Preceptor match:

Suggested Steps to Secure a Preceptor if the STUDENT is Responsible for Preceptor Matching:

  •  Step 1: Reach out to your facility's Education Department. If your facility doesn't have a department that does this function, your Human Resources Department can provide you with the typical recommended process.
  •  Step 2: Identify a BSN or higher prepared individual who functions in a leadership role and has a leadership/management related title.
    Example Preceptor titles are: Nurse Manager, House Supervisor, Advanced Practice Nurse, Unit/Floor Directors.
  •  Step 3: Reach out to the individual you identified with an introductory phone call or email with the following: Your current program enrollment (RN to BS at USF); share the Course and Preceptor Information; and ask if s/he would be willing to be your Preceptor.
    Make your request personal and include as much detail about the requirements as possible.
    A typical time frame to reach out to a possible Preceptor with your request is 2 months before the semester begins in order to allow the Preceptor adequate time to get necessary training from the facility's Education Department/HR department on being a Preceptor.
  •  Follow up as needed with your outreach attempts to ensure you meet posted deadlines. If you have any problems please reach jyotirao@health.usf.edu for assistance.

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titleAdventHealth Celebration: Florida Hospital Altamonte; Florida Hospital Apopka; Florida Hospital Celebration; Florida Hospital East Orlando; Florida Hospital Kissimmee; Florida Hospital Lake Mary ER; Florida Hospital Orlando, Women’s & Children’s; Florida Hospital Winter Garden, & Winter Park Memorial Hospital
  •  Step 1: At this facility, it is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate Preceptor. If you are unsure of how to reach the appropriate contact/office at your facility, please contact jyotirao@health.usf.edu.

  •  Step 2: Student will share the following information with the USF Practicum Coordinator by email:
    • Campus/Location
    • Unit
    • Name of Preceptor Assigned & Title**
    • Encrypted Badge Request Form (highlighted sections only)
      (Encrypted Excel files will allow your social security number to remain protected when transmitting by email.)

**It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for the experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit. Reach out to the site with your request and feel free to share the Course and Preceptor Information to ensure proper Preceptor match.

  •  Step 3: AdventHealth regional coordinator, Ms. Jennifer McKinney, will be in touch with each student(s) with onboarding confirmation and/or follow-up steps needed.


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titleFlorida Hospital (all hospitals):

Select the appropriate location confirmed by your USF Practicum Coordinator.

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titleBayfront Health Dade City (purchased by FH)

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Information to come.


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titleFlorida Hospital Altamonte

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, and unit.

Step 2: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send all student preceptor information to Ms. McKinney for their record.

Step 4: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 5: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.


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titleFlorida Hospital Apopka

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, unit and student's preceptor assigned.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.


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titleFlorida Hospital Carrollwood

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement. Time sensitive, must be submitted 3-4 weeks before the semester starts! With the holiday, it will need to be more.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Christine Reeves (christine.reeves@ahss.org) all students names and contact information.

Step 2: Students will need to complete the following forms and submit them via email to the USF Practicum Coordinator. Be advised that some elements are "N/A" due to exclusion of direct patient care activities.

Note: Incomplete and/or illegible documents will delay processing and rotation start. 

Current employees should already have these forms up to date in the FH-Carrollwood system.

Step 3: Students must schedule a time to briefly meet with Ms. Reeves for your orientation to Carrollwood, regardless if you are already an employee. Email her at christine.reeves@ahss.org.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will submit your completed paperwork on your behalf to Ms. Reeves.

Step 5: It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit. Ms. Reeves can clarify for you.

Step 6: Students must communicate their preceptor's name and contact information via email to your USF Practicum Coordinator (jyotirao@health.usf.edu).


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titleFlorida Hospital East Orlando

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, unit and student's preceptor assigned.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.

 


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titleFlorida Hospital Kissimmee

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, unit and student's preceptor assigned.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.

 


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titleFlorida Hospital Lake Mary ER

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, unit and student's preceptor assigned.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.

 


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titleFlorida Hospital North Pinellas

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: The USF Practicum Coordinator will contact Ms. Elizabeth Celeste (elizabeth.celeste@ahss.org) to see if their facility can accommodate students for the semester requested.

Step 2: Students must identify a preceptor for their experience. The hospital mandates that the preceptor cannot be a student's direct supervisor and the student must receive consent from the preceptor that they are willing and available to complete the hours with them.

Step 3: Students must email Ms. Edna Thomas (edna.thomas@ahss.org) for preceptor approval and next steps in the hospital's process for onboarding students.

Step 4: Students must communicate their preceptor's name and contact information via email to your USF Practicum Coordinator (jyotirao@health.usf.edu).



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titleFlorida Hospital Orlando

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Student must email the USF Practicum Coordinator (jyotirao@health.usf.edu) with the following information:

  • Preference of learning experience, departments, etc.

Step 2: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Kate Dorminy (katherine.dorminy@flhosp.org) all student's information, number of hours, deadline to complete hours, and student preferences.

Step 3: Ms. Dorminy will assign you a preceptor at the facility. Please watch for an email from her, she will send the information to your USF Health email.

Step 4: Students must communicate their preceptor's name and contact information via email to your USF Practicum Coordinator (jyotirao@health.usf.edu).

 


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titleFlorida Hospital Orlando, Women's & Children's

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, unit and student's preceptor assigned.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.



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titleFlorida Hospital Tampa

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Per Ms. Marva Green, employees that enroll in the RN to BS Program with USF should contact her directly. Email her at Marva.Green@ahss.org as soon as possible, and she will provide you with the required documents needed to secure your placement.

Step 2: It is the student's responsibility to secure a preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. The hospital mandates that a student's preceptor cannot be their direct supervisor. If you need assistance in choosing a preceptor, you can contact Marva Green.

Step 3: Students must communicate their preceptor's name and contact information via email to your USF Practicum Coordinator (jyotirao@health.usf.edu).



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titleFlorida Hospital Wesley Chapel

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Student is required to email Ms. Laura Dorner (laura.dorner@ahss.org) directly to receive the forms required to secure placement for the semester requested.

Step 2: It is the student's responsibility to secure a preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. The hospital mandates that a student's preceptor cannot e their direct supervisor.

Step 3: Students must communicate their preceptor's name and contact information via email to your USF Practicum Coordinator (jyotirao@health.usf.edu).

 


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titleFlorida Hospital Winter Garden

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: USF Practicum Coordinator will verify with the facility if they are able to accommodate the placement request. USF Practicum Coordinator will share the following information with the facility: Student name(s), whether they are an FH employee, school, degree, expected start and end dates, hours, FH campus, unit and student's preceptor assigned.

Step 3: USF Practicum Coordinator will send an email to student(s) approved for placement at this facility. Students are then required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 4: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.

 


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titleWinter Park Memorial Hospital

This facility/organization only accepts their employees for student placement.

If you are a current employee/team member at this location, you are eligible to complete your experiential hours (service learning) at this facility if you complete the following and return to the USF Practicum Coordinator:

Step 1: Students are required to send the following information to the USF Practicum Coordinator via email (jyotirao@health.usf.edu):

  • Your Campus (which facility, not USF)
  • Your unit
  • Your preceptor's name and contact information
    • It is the student's responsibility to secure an appropriate preceptor for your experiential learning (service learning) practicum hours. It cannot be your immediate supervisor, and generally cannot be on your unit.

Step 2: Students are required to complete the following yellow portions on this form and return to Ms. McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) directly. Do not send sensitive SSN information to the USF Practicum Coordinator.

Step 3: The USF Practicum Coordinator will email Ms. Jennifer McKinney (jennifer.mckinney@flhosp.org) with related information such as date, hours, campus, unit, and preceptor assigned.

 


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