Work Policies

Hours

8:00am-3:00pm OR 7:00-2:00pm

Staff enter the school building by getting buzzed in at the front door. Proceed to the main office to sign in and obtain a visitor's badge. Upon leaving the premises, please sign out and return the badge.

Schedule Changes

Daily schedules changes are a frequent occurrence due to student absences, special events, or meetings. Flexibility is essential to accommodate unexpected events in the daily agenda.

Absences and Tardiness

The student is responsible for arriving at the clinical site on all scheduled days and on time. If the student needs to arrange a day off for reasonable circumstances, he/she must have this approved initially by his/her assigned ACCE, and then by his/her clinical instructor in advance. If the student expects to be late or absent, he/she is required to contact his/her clinical instructor as soon as possible and inform them of the situation.

The student needs to contact the clinical instructor as early as possible if he/she is out sick or is tardy by email or text. Make up of any missed day(s) is at the discretion of the CI and his/her ACCE.

Dress Code

Students must always maintain a professional appearance. Wear plain shirts without large logos or slogans. Comfortable clothing and supportive footwear that allows you to move freely is encouraged. Accessories or jewelry (i.e. looped earrings, long necklaces) that may present safety hazards or interfere with your interactions with students is prohibited.

Lunch

All staff are entitled to a 30 minute lunch break. Students are to bring a bagged lunch.

Electronic Devices

PTA students are required to bring a laptop or tablet for use in research and documentation at their clinical site. Personal cell phones will not be used during instructional times and/or in front of students with the exception of use of a phone as it relates to an intervention such as, but not limited to use of: a timer, apps/video that relate to treatment, camera/video recordings, access to Google Drive folders, and note taking. Personal phone calls can be made during lunch breaks, before or after school and/or during free periods. Personal email accounts should only be accessed before/after school.

Students are expected to check their email daily as important updates and announcements are most quickly disseminated via email.

Accidents

All accidents or injuries must be immediately reported to your clinical instructor. If anything out of the normal course of events should occur during the day, please make the clinical instructor aware of the situation.

Incident reports should be generated when an incident occurs that requires emergency response, property damage, significant injury to students or staff or visitors or to the building. Incident reports are not required for routine first aid, bumps, bruises, etc., though documentation of these incidents should be placed in daily notes and, if appropriate, the school nurse should be notified.

The Consultation Services Incident Report can be found at the link here

Confidentiality

All workers are expected to maintain personal information confidential at all times both at the work site and off. Video and pictures may be taken for clinical purposes only and may not be used outside of the workplace.

Covid Protocols

3 ply paper masks must be worn at all times with the exception of when eating or drinking. The 6 foot distance rule is applied when feasible. Hands are washed or sanitized before and after each patient. Equipment is sanitized before each use.