EMS Academy General Clinical Requirements
Please note: this article is designed to give a brief overview of information and answer quick questions. For comprehensive answers and information, please seek out your Student Handbook and/or Clinical Guidelines Manual.
Below you will find the general time and paperwork requirements for clinical rotations in the RC Health Services EMS Academy. This information will vary by state, so please make sure to read your specific information.
How many shifts am I required to complete?
- Nationwide students are required to complete a minimum of 24 hours on the ambulance with a minimum of 4 patient contacts. 0 hospital hours are required. You must meet both the hour minimum and the patient contact minimum. Even if you are able to get 4 patient contacts during your first 12 hour shift, you must still attend any additional shifts that have been scheduled.
- Georgia EMT-B students are required to complete a minimum of 36 hours on the ambulance with a minimum of 10 patient contacts. 0 hospital hours are required. You must meet both the hour minimum and the patient contact minimum. Even if you are able to get 10 patient contacts during your first 12 hour shift, you must still attend any additional shifts that have been scheduled.
- Louisiana EMT-B students are required to complete a minimum of 48 hours on the ambulance with a minimum of 10 patient contacts. 0 hospital hours are required. You must meet both the hour minimum and the patient contact minimum. Even if you are able to get 10 patient contacts during your first 12 hour shift, you must still attend any additional shifts that have been scheduled.
- AEMT students are required to complete a minimum of 96 hours on the ambulance with a minimum of 15 patient contacts. AEMT students also have “skills minimums” that they will have to meet. 0 hospital hours are required. You must meet the hour minimum, the patient contact minimum and the skills minimum. Even if you are able to get 15 patient contacts during your first 12 hour shift, you must still attend any additional shifts that have been scheduled.
What do I need to complete while I am on shift for my clinical rotations?
- A PCR for every patient encounter. You can do the PCR on paper or directly in FISDAP. (If you choose to do the PCRs on paper, know that you are just using that as a template and will have to enter the patient information into FISDAP at a later time. You cannot just attach the paper version to the shift as an attachment. PCRs do not require a preceptor signature.)
- A clinical site evaluation for each shift attended. Even if the clinical site is the same for each shift. You can do this evaluation on paper or directly in FISDAP. (If you want to do it directly in FISDAP just click on the blue field shift created for you and then scroll down to "shift evaluations.") If you do it on paper, attaching it to the appropriate FISDAP shift is acceptable.
- A preceptor evaluation for each shift attended. Even if the preceptor is the same for each shift. You can do this evaluation on paper or directly in FISDAP. (If you want to do it directly in FISDAP just click on the blue field shift created for you and then scroll down to "shift evaluations.") If you do it on paper, attaching it to the appropriate FISDAP shift is acceptable.
- A preceptor's evaluation of the student for each shift attended. This is the only evaluation that requires a signature from the preceptor. You should do this evaluation on paper and attach it to the appropriate FISDAP shift.