Maine Medical Center Portland (MMC)

Please 

ACTION STEP #1:    Complete CCPS (Centralized Clinical Placement System)

1. • 1. • Instructions if you are NEW to CCPS (skip down the page to the next bold heading if you have done CCPS previously)

          • 1. Go to https://www.mass.edu/mcncps/orientation/welcome.asp.

            2. You will register as a new student user with your @maine.edu account. Review the Detailed Instructions listed on the page - For students certifying for the first time 

            3. The site will guide you through completing four education modules.  Each module consists of information to read and then a module quiz.  These modules may take you several hours to complete, but you can leave and return, doing this in smaller chunks of time if you need to.  You must complete all four module quizzes.

            4. Once you have completed all four module quizzes you'll see a page with a blue box at the bottom.  In the blue box click on "click here to add an assignment to the list".

            5. Fill in the information about your clinical assignment.   You can leave the "click here if this is a precepted assignment" box empty.  Then submit the form.

            6. Now you will see a page with MMC information.  At the bottom of the page highlighted in yellow is a link "Maine Medical Center".  Click on it.

            7. Proceed to ACTION STEP #2.
               
               

        • RETURNING CCPS Student Users

          • 1. Go to https://www.mass.edu/mcncps/orientation/welcome.asp and login to your existing CCPS account.

            2.  If it has been more than a year since you last completed the four CCPS modules/quizzes you will need to complete them again.  If it has been less than a year you won't need to redo the modules and you'll be taken directly to the "add a clinical assignment to the list" page.

            3. In the blue box choose "click here to add an assignment to the list".

            4. Fill in the information about your clinical assignment.   You can leave the "click here if this is a precepted assignment" box empty.  Then submit the form.

            5. Proceed to ACTION STEP #2.

ACTION STEP #2:  In the list of MMC Documents in CCPS do the following

• 1. • Complete all documents that List an * which means "Electronic Signature Required"

       1. 2024 Maine Medical Center Nursing Academic Affairs Medication Administration Process for Students

       2. 2023 MaineHealth Positive Patient Identification

       3. Attestation of EPIC virtual training completion MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland (NOTE: New students, you likely will not have access to EPIC and will need to come back to e-sign this upon receiving your MaineHealth credentials. Refer to Action Step #6)

       4. EPIC Co-Signing

       5. Appendix E-1 Agreement to Comply

       6. 2025 MaineHealth Confidentiality Agreement

       7. MMC Appendix E-2 2023 Abbreviated Access policy

       8. 2024 MH Social Media Networking Policy

       9. MaineHealth Safety Stop and Chain of Command 1/2024

       10. MaineHealth Plain Language eff May 2024

       11. 2025 MaineHealth Standards of Conduct

       12. 2025 MaineHealth Acceptable Use of Informatoin Technology Agreement

     • Ignore the fit testing quiz - see ACTION STEP 5 below for details

     • DO NOT review either of the "2/17/25 MH Network ID-IdentityNow Registration Process for NEW Students & Instructors" or the  "MaineHealth Virtual EPIC" documents now.  You'll get further info about EPIC and IdentityNow computer system access after MaineHealth creates your accounts, which will include these documents, at a later time.

     • Must Read the following documents:

       1. MaineHealth COVID 5.1.23

       2. MaineHealth Professional Appearance Policy

       3. MaineHealth Non-Employed Immunization Policy

       4. FAQ Color Code System Changes-MaineHealth Southern Region

       5. St. John Street Garage parking directions. (See Action Step #4)

       6. If your clinical is on a Malone Family Tower Unit (MFT5, MFT4) Read those instructions listed.

ACTION STEP #3:  Sign off on your Completion of the MMC CCPS Process & generate your electronic "clinical ticket"

• At the bottom of the MMC page there is an acknowledgment and checkbox you must submit to indicate you have reviewed all the documents.  Submitting this will generate a "ticket" of completion that shows you've finished CCPS for that facility.  

  1. • You do not need to print or save this ticket.  USM can see who has them in CCPS from our end of things.

ACTION STEP #4:  Apply for a Parking Permit at MMC (if needed)

• In the MMC CCPS Facility-Specific Orientation section find the 2025 Parking Registration and MH MMC Portland Bramhall Campus Parking Policy document & follow the Student Parking Registration directions if you will need parking at MMC Portland, and do not already have a permit.  Please review the WHERE TO PARK. There are 2 other documents that provides driving and walking directions for the MMC Portland lots. 

• *Returning Students* If you still have a permit from a previous rotation or program with MMC please reach out to parking to have it reactivated. If you need a new permit, please log in to your original account, do not create a new one.

  1. • parking@mainehealth.org | 207-662-6676

ACTION STEP #5:  Fit Testing for N95 Masks

• If you have been Fit Tested with USM or at MMC Portland or Biddeford or MidCoast Hospitals for an N95 Mask in the prior 10 months you do not need to be fit tested again. 

• If you have not been Fit Tested  in the past 10 months you will need to be fit tested again. 

  1. • You will be contacted about paperwork and scheduling a time to be fit tested by the School of Nursing.  This may not happen until very close to the start of classes and clinicals.

• N95 Fit Testing must be done annually and proof must be provided to USM.

ACTION STEP #6:  EPIC Virtual Computer Training

1. 1. 1. In CCPS you will see the Virtual Epic Training document.  IGNORE this until you get computer login credentials from MaineHealth at MHIT_AccountServices@mainehealth.org and once you have those you will need to return to CCPS and use those credentials to complete this EPIC training.  Check your SPAM folder for the MaineHealth email.

      2. If you are New to MMC & Epic Training, you may not receive this email from MMC until close to the start of the semester. You will need to log in and answer the security questions and set a password once you receive that email.

      3. If you are Returning to MMC and/or have a previous Epic Log-In, you may receive a "Reset Your Password" email that you should keep an eye out for. Their system will send your email reminders for upcoming password expirations.