Overview
Cleveland Clinic in Florida provides an array of clinical experiences that foster innovation and learning. These hands-on experiences play an integral part in student learning, and Florida Education is happy to support this process.
Florida Education is committed to improving communication and streamlining the onboarding of APP students for academic affiliates from all over the country.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding the onboarding process or educational experiences, please contact the Florida Education at FLHPEEducation@ccf.org.
Students
After your academic institution and Cleveland Clinic in Florida* have confirmed your clinical placement, you will receive an email confirmation from Cleveland Clinic to begin the process. The first step will be to complete an electronic onboarding and orientation process.
In order to ensure a safe environment for patients, employees and other visitors, the following requirements must be completed during onboarding:
- Update and verify your personal information.
- Review Cleveland Clinic's mission, vision, and values.
- Review Cleveland Clinic policies.
- Sign a student confidentially statement and waiver.
- Meet all health and background check requirements.
- Complete online coursework.
- Obtain a student ID badge.
Thank you for your interest in establishing a clinical rotation at Cleveland Clinic in Florida.
*If you do not already have clinical placement, please contact your academic representative to make arrangements. To complete a student rotation at Cleveland Clinic, an Affiliation Agreement must exist between Cleveland Clinic and your academic institution. Therefore, all placements are arranged between the academic institution's representative and Cleveland Clinic.
Academic Representatives
Clinical placement and onboarding instructions
Step 1: Verify Affiliation Agreement
Verify that a current Affiliation Agreement exists between Cleveland Clinic and your academic institution. If you are unsure whether or not an Affiliation Agreement exists between your institution and Cleveland Clinic, please contact the Program Manager for the appropriate site:
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital
Lorraine Rhoden-LaHera, RHODENL@ccf.org - Cleveland Clinic Martin North, Martin South, & Tradition Hospitals
Jennifer Kaplan, KAPLANJ4@ccf.org - Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital
Kim Hilty, KHILTY@ccf.org
Step 2: Initiating Clinical or Non-Clinical Rotations
Placements can ONLY be arranged by an academic representative after an affiliation agreement is fully executed between Cleveland Clinic and the academic institution. Clinical and non-clinical placements are made with a designated education representative for the individual discipline. Clinical and non-clinical placement requests must be made by a representative of the academic program; requests made directly by the students will need to verified with academic representatives.
Step 3: Complete the Onboarding Request Form
An onboarding request form must be completed by the Academic Program Director or other academic representative after clinical placement has been arranged and the student has met all of the health and background check requirements. The onboarding request form is not to be completed by students.
Completion of the onboarding request form is required for students who are new to Cleveland Clinic as well as for returning students completing additional clinical rotations.
Step 4: Complete the Electronic Onboarding Process
After the completed onboarding request form has been submitted and processed by the Florida Education team, the student and academic representative will receive instructions via email regarding beginning the electronic onboarding process.
Please note: Nursing education does not fall under the umbrella of the Florida Education Institute. Please contact directly with Nursing at Cleveland Clinic in Florida for information about Cleveland Clinic nursing education.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding the onboarding process or educational experiences, please contact the Florida Education Program Manager for the location you are interested in. Our program managers are listed in Step 1 of the onboarding process above.
Onboarding Requirements and Forms
| Requirements | Demonstration of Proof |
|---|---|
| Background Check |
School must attest that they have conducted a retrospective background check on all students assigned to the program and members of staff/faculty responsible for supervision and/or instruction prior to their participation in clinical activities. Unless Cleveland Clinic in Florida is notified in writing, all background checks are negative. The background check included the following:
Note: If there is a positive finding on the background check, the school must contact the Florida Education at: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Cleveland Clinic Martin North, Martin South, & Tradition Hospitals Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital |
| Basic Life Support (BLS) certification |
If CPR certification is required by the department in which the student is completing their rotation, students and on-site academic clinical faculty must have current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support CPR course certification. |
| Negative tuberculosis (TB) skin test |
Negative test result Two-step Mantoux test (TB test), QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test, or T-Spot test within twelve (12) months before the clinical rotation start date, with annual updates while in the clinical portion of the training. |
| Subsequent annual tuberculosis (TB) test |
Negative test result One-step Mantoux test (TB test), QuantiFERON®-(TB Gold test or T-Spot) |
| Immunization for chickenpox (varicella) OR positive titer | Dated immunization record OR Dated positive titer results (if had chicken pox previously) |
| Immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) | Dated immunization record OR Dated positive titer results |
| Hepatitis B titer OR waiver |
No Vaccination = Waiver |
| Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) booster within the past 10 years |
CDC-approved boosters: Adacel and Boostrix |
| Influenza immunization (November-March) annually |
Dated immunization record |
Core compliance courses
Core compliance courses will be available to students through the electronic onboarding platform.
- Health Professions Education Student Orientation.
- Cystic Fibrosis.
- Healthcare Response to Intimate Partner Violence.
- Professionalism in the Health Professions.
- Non-Employee Compliance.
- COVID-19 Caregiver Safety.
- Following our Standards and Ethics.
- Harassment-free Workplace.
- Healthcare Response to Intimate Partner Violence.
- Keeping Our Patients Healthy and Safe.
- Keeping Our Workplace Safe.
- Preventing Infection.
- Promoting Diversity and Inclusion.
- Securing Our Data and Information.
- Taking Action During an Incident.
