ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
All individuals, including persons with disabilities, who apply for admission to the health career program must be able to perform specific essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
The program admission criteria document contains Essential Qualifications which outlines the abilities and behavioral characteristics necessary for the student to be admitted to, continue in, and graduate from, a health career program at HACC. These are standards of admission.
The applicant should carefully review the essential qualifications for the program he or she is applying to and ask questions if not familiar with the activities or functions listed. The applicant must decide if he or she has any limitations that may restrict or interfere with satisfactory performance of any of the requirements. It is ultimately the applicant's responsibility to meet these essential qualifications if accepted into the program.
The applicant should consult with the program director to discuss any individual situation if he or she may not be able to meet the essential qualifications. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered. Contact the program director if you have any questions about this matter.
Any candidate not meeting the criteria will be denied admission into the program.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO STARTING THE CLINICAL PORTION OF THE PROGRAM
Additional information and required forms will be provided to you upon acceptance into clinicals. Failure to provide all the necessary documentation before the established deadline could lead to denial of admission into the clinical program. The following must be completed after you have been selected for, but prior to starting the clinical portion of the program:
Physical Examination and Required Immunizations - The Department of Health requires that clinical students submit official documentation of complete immunization.
Background Checks - All students accepted into the clinical component of the program must undergo a Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance and State Police Criminal Record Check. No student will be admitted with a disqualifying criminal history or child abuse clearance.
Drug and Alcohol Screens - All students accepted into the clinical component of the program must undergo a drug and alcohol screen annually at the laboratory specified by the program on or before the stated deadline. This lab is used to protect the integrity of the results being reported. The test is at the cost of the student. No student will be admitted or retained in the program with a disqualifying result or failure to meet the specified deadline.
Current certification in CPR.
Any candidate not meeting these criteria will be denied admission into the program.
HEALTH CAREERS CODE OF ETHICS
In order to promote excellence in patient care, the Health Career student shall:
- Treat patients with respect for the dignity, rights, and value of each individual.
- Provide nondiscriminatory and equitable treatment for all patients.
- Promote and strive to protect the health, safety and rights of each patient, including placing the well being of the patient before his or her own well-being.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information following privacy regulations required by law.
- Perform procedures or functions within his/her level of education in the profession.
- Refuse to participate in any illegal, unethical or incompetent acts.
- Disclose any illegal, unethical, or incompetent acts of others to the proper authority.
- Avoid any conduct that creates a conflict of interest.
- Demonstrate behavior that reflects integrity.
- Follow all principles of ethical and professional behavior, as identified in the code of ethics of his/her chosen health career.
Students shall be denied admission to a program for any of the above breaches in ethics. Students who are in a clinical program and breach the code of ethics will be dismissed from the program and denied access to any other health career program at HACC.
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