Dear Students, Instructors, Faculty, and Site Coordinators,
Welcome to LifeBridge Health! We are proud and pleased to welcome you to our facilities. We hope to provide you with a dynamic and supportive learning environment so that you can make the most of your clinical learning opportunity in our facilities.
Whether you are in our Magnet®-designated teaching hospital at Sinai, our award-winning community hospital at Northwest, or one of our wonderful and progressive long-term care facilities at Levindale or Courtland Gardens, we know that you will learn valuable skills and enjoy working with our knowledgeable and experienced staff. You will be using state-of-the art technology and see cutting-edge therapies while caring for patients and families with a wide variety of illnesses or conditions. You will have the opportunity to interact with staff and visitors from all walks of life and from countries around the globe.
We encourage you to make the most of your experience at LifeBridge Health. Ask questions! Meet the team members! Seek opportunities to make a difference! Come prepared and ready to contribute to your own learning. Take the opportunity to practice your assessment, communication, and leadership skills under the guidance and direction of experienced instructors and preceptors.
Again, we welcome you and are honored to play a role in your success as a student and a future health care provider. Above all; be safe, enjoy, and please let us know how we can help you reach your learning goals.
All the Best,
Leadership and Staff at LifeBridge Health
For New Students: Before You Arrive
Women and Children’s Services Rotation at Sinai Hospital
Information for Clinical Coordinators
Information for Instructors
PASSPORT - Orientation Checklist
Information for Students/Instructors
LifeBridge Health Contacts for Clinical Rotations
For New Students: Before You Arrive
If you are about to begin a clinical rotation at Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital, or Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, there are a number of things you need to be aware of. The first thing to do is to review the below orientation manual (please read all pages; do not skip any material).
LifeBridge Health Student Nurse Orientation Manual 
Instructors and students, it is required that you completely read through general information in the LifeBridge Health Nursing Student Orientation Manual (pages 1-20). In addition, you are required to read the facility specific (Sinai, Northwest, and/or Levindale) information for each facility in which you will be experiencing a clinical rotation.
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Women and Children’s Services Rotation at Sinai Hospital
If you are a student doing a clinical rotation in Women and Children’s Services, review the requirements on the page 24 of the Orientation Manual. NOTE: Nursing students and instructors who have clinical rotation on Mother/Baby, Pediatrics, NICU, PICU and /or Labor & Delivery units are required to take the Blaustein Security Test. This test must be taken prior to entering the unit. Anyone who has not completed and passed the test will not be allowed to enter. PLEASE NOTE: Site Coordinators/Instructors who perform site visits for the practicum students MUST take the security test as well. Once they have passed, there will be an instructor badge for this person at the Blaustein security desk.
Anyone entering into Women’s and Children’s Services (Blaustein Building) must wear their student or faculty badge from their college or university. This badge must be a photo ID. Name tags are not acceptable, the ID must have the picture on it and it must be in plain sight. Students or instructors not displaying a photo ID will be asked to leave the unit. Students and instructors should not cover their photo ID badge with the badges given to them at the security desk. Both badges must be worn at shoulder level with the photo clearly visible.
Clinical Coordinators, please send a final list of instructors, with their contact information (i.e. email and telephone #) to Joy Brisueño or Marcia Floyd at least 2 weeks prior to each rotation.
Instructors and practicum students, please refer to page 23 in the orientation manual for more detailed instructions about coming to Women’s and Children’s Services at Sinai Hospital.
Please email Joy Brisueño at jbrisuen@LifeBridgehealth.org if you have any questions. Thank you!
Module
Sinai Infant and Child Security - What You Need to Know 
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Information for Clinical Coordinators
Affiliation Agreements
LifeBridge Health uses a standardized affiliation agreement when working with our school partners. The agreement outlines specific school and hospital rights and responsibilities, describes insurance and oversight expectations, and details required elements that must be in place for students to participate in clinical experiences at our sites (immunizations, safety and infection education, background checks, etc).
Beginning in 2010, the LifeBridge Health agreement is “evergreen”, meaning that once fully completed, the agreement will remain in place until one or both parties decide to terminate the relationship. To note, each of the LifeBridge Health sites requires a separate agreement, as each is a separate entity within the LifeBridge Health system. Questions regarding content within the agreement can be directed to Marcia Floyd, Director, Education Resource Center. Questions regarding the agreement process itself can be directed to Susan Bindon, Senior Consultant.
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Information for Instructors
Computer Training
All clinical groups, instructors, and practicum students are required to take a computer class before their clinical rotation starts if they are going to be documenting in the patient record or administering medications during the rotation.
To schedule this class all course coordinators/instructors must contact Carol Zittle, Manager e-Learning Services at czittle@lifebridgehealth.org at least two weeks prior to the clinical rotation to schedule computer training for themselves and their students. Nursing students will not be able to document any patient care without first attending the computer class. Note: You cannot schedule a computer class without confirmation of the clinical rotation.
A blended online/classroom computer orientation is now available. Students and new instructors must complete the online modules and competency, printing the certificate of completion at the end. Students are to turn this completion certificate into their clinical instructor. When the group comes to their pre-scheduled class session, they will have a classroom based overview where these certificates will be collected, opportunity for questions and hands-on exploration will occur, and passwords will be distributed and tested. Students must complete both the computer-based, and the classroom portion of the orientation, to be awarded access to the electronic medical record. Schools requesting classroom only sessions should contact Carol Zittle at czittle@lifebridgehealth.org.
Online Modules for Students and Instructors:
Nursing student roster to be completed and sent to Carol Zittle at czittle@lifebridgehealth.org prior to computer training.
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PASSPORT - Orientation Checklist
Nursing Student PASSPORT Orientation Checklist
Clinical Coordinators and/or Instructors must verify necessary documentation needed for each student and instructor by completing the Nursing PASSPORT orientation checklist. This form is to verify that students (and instructors who are not employed with LifeBridge Health have the necessary immunizations, drug screening, background check and have reviewed the orientation manual before entering onsite.
Please complete and sign the form and fax or email it to Marcia Floyd at (fax) 410-601-8116 or mfloyd@lifebridgehealth.org
Please note that this form must be completed for each clinical rotation.
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Information for Students/Instructors
Hang Tag for Parking
Please note that hang tags are required for those who are doing day/afternoon shift clinical rotations at Sinai or Levindale.
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LifeBridge Health Contacts for Clinical Rotations
Marcia Floyd Director, Education Resource Center
410-601-6740 mfloyd@lifebridgehealth.org
Carol Zittle E-Learning/Cerner Training
410-601-0992 czittle@lifebridgehealth.org
Tina Stokes CAHS and Clinical Groups
410-601-7273
tcstokes@lifebridgehealth.org
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