Clinical Placement Requirements

All Practical Nursing students must submit several documents prior to the start of the program. Please note that students are responsible for all costs associated with the Clinical Placement requirements.

Year 1 Clinical Placement Requirements
Level 1 Winter 2025:
Requirements due by January 31, 2025
Yearly requirements to remain valid until: August 15, 2025
Vulnerable Police Sector Checks to be obtained each semester. Please print the agency letter and fill in your name and student number to provide to your local police service to obtain your VSC.
Vulnerable Sector Police Check #1: Must be dated after October 15, 2024
Vulnerable Sector Police Check #2 (to be submitted for semester 2): Must be dated after March 1, 2025

Year 2 Clinical Placement Requirements
Level 3 Winter 2025 Start:
Requirements due: January 3, 2025
Yearly requirements to remain valid until: September 21, 2025
Please print the agency letter and fill in your name and student number to provide to your local police service to obtain your VSC.
Vulnerable Sector Police Check #1: Must be dated after October 15, 2024
Vulnerable Sector Police Check #2 (to be submitted for semester 4): Must be dated after March 21, 2025

Placement Requirement Documentation must be submitted through the ParaMed Placement Pass Program. See “Submission Instructions” section below.

1. Police Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Screen

  • Algonquin College only accepts Police Record Checks with Vulnerable Sector Screen. Scanned copy must be submitted to ParaMed Requisite, and original copy kept in your personal file to be provided to agencies upon request.
  • You must be at least 18 years of age to obtain a Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen
  • A Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen may take up to 12 to 16 weeks to obtain depending on your local police service
  • Keep the receipt – it may be submitted as proof of purchase if your police service is experiencing a delay
  • Applicants with a notation on their Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen must contact the Academic Chair of the Health & Community Studies Department to determine program suitability. If a student has been charged or has pending charges against them while in a clinical placement, the student must notify the Academic Chair. Failure to do so may result in loss of clinical placement.
  • As per our placement agencies’ policies, a Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen needs to be current within 6 months.

2. Immunization Records, 2-step TB Testing and Immunity Blood Work

  • Immunization requirements include: Hepatitis B vaccine, 2-step TB test and copy of childhood immunization records or equivalent indicating tetanus, diphtheria, polio and pertussis and measles, mumps, and rubella
  • Arrange an appointment with your healthcare provider or Algonquin College Health Nurse (which ever is more convenient for you) to have your immunization and blood work requirements completed
  • Only a medical exemption is accepted for immunization accommodations

Please note: If you do not have a healthcare provider the Health Nurse at Algonquin College can assist with the form completion at no cost. Please contact the Health Nurse early to ensure the requirements can be completed prior to the deadline. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, individuals will be seen in Health Services by appointment only.

3. Ministry of Labour Health & Safety Learning Modules – WHMIS & OWHSA

4. Release of Healthcare/Police Information Form

  • The Release of Healthcare/Police Information Form will be provided to you during your first week of class
  • All students are required to sign this authorization which allows the release of medical information and information contained in the Police Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screen to the placement agencies that the student is assigned to attend for the duration of their program

5. Level C or CPR-HCP/BLS Certification

  • Only Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) approved courses are valid. “Blended Learning” CPR courses are accepted. Full online courses, that do not offer face to face practice, will not be accepted
  • CPR must be (current within 1 year for the entire year of the program) even if it says it does not expire until a later date on your certificate

6. N95 Mask Fit Test

  • An opportunity to complete the mask fit requirement will be provided to students at the beginning of their 1st semester. Information for registration will be provided to students.

7. Seasonal Influenza Vaccination

  • Influenza vaccine is required annually

Submission Instructions

Clinical/Field Placement Requirements clearance process is done through ParaMed Requisite, an approved third-party agency who processes Algonquin College students’ documentation.

To have access to ParaMed Requisite Program platform you must:
• be registered (tuition fees paid)
• have received your Algonquin College network account information
**Please note that your Algonquin College network account will not be created until 2 weeks before the start of the semester. Your Algonquin College network account is used to access almost all college digital services including student email.

Instructions on how to activate your Requisite student account, and upload and submit documents can be found in the Placement Pass Student Information Package.

Adobe Scan or an Alternate mobile app can be utilized to scan all of the documents you are required to upload/submit.

Fees will apply once you submit documents. Fees are subject to change without notice.

To ensure clearance from the first submission, and to avoid having to submit documents more than once, it is strongly encouraged that you carefully review documents uploaded prior to submitting them, and submit all documents required at the same time.

Keep all original documents, as you may have to provide it to agencies upon request.

If you have questions about this process please contact Shannon St. Jean, Clinical Placement Coordinator, Year 1 Perth Campus at stjeas@algonquincollege.com or Tim McNulty, Clinical Placement Coordinator Year 2, Perth Campus at mcnultt@algonquincollege.com.