Clinical Year Handbook Final

PA students shall not substitute for or function as clinical or administrative staff of the NLU PA Program or its affil iated clinical sites. During supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs), students function exclusively in their designated role as NLU PA students and participate in patient care for educational purposes under the supervision required by the program and clinical site. Students shall not be used to: ● Replace employed clinical personnel; ● Fill clinical staffing vacancies; ● Provide clinical coverage in place of employees; ● Perform duties assigned to clinical staff as an employee; ● Substitute for a preceptor or clinical faculty member; ● Substitute for a physician, PA, nurse, medical assistant, or other clinical employee; ● Independently assume responsibility for patient care outside the student’s educational role and authorized supervision; ● Perform admi nistrative staffing functions for the PA Program; or ● Replace PA Program administrative or support staff. A student’s prior healthcare employment, professional license, certification, or clinical experience does not alter this requirement. When participating in PA Program activities or SCPEs, the individual functions in the role of an NLU PA student. Students may participate in approved student activities, committees, peer mentoring, or other educational activities; however, such activities may not be used to meet staffing needs or replace the responsibilities of clinical or administrative employees. 5. Program Responsibility The Program Director is responsible for implementation and oversight of this policy. The Program Director ensures that faculty, staff, clinical preceptors, and students understand the distinction between student educational activities and faculty, clinical, and administrative employment responsibilities. The Program Director and PA faculty monitor compliance through student orientation; s tudent policy acknowledgment; faculty and staff orientation; clinical preceptor communication and orientation; review of clinical affiliation and SCPE expectations; student advising; faculty and staff meetings; review of student concerns or complaints;