Office of Practice

Since 1990, the College Of Nursing has established a network of nurse-managed practice sites that now provide nearly 30,000 primary care and outreach visits each year to underserved clients in the upper northeast Tennessee region. Nurse-managed health care is currently being delivered in clinics located in Johnson City, Washington County, Mountain City (Johnson County) and Sneedville (Hancock County). The practices are funded from capitation; revenue generation; community organizations; hospitals; local, state and federal grants; and service contracts. The Faculty Practice Network has an annual budget of 3.7 million dollars. The Office of Practice of the College of Nursing provides the administration and infrastructure support for the Faculty Practice Network and the nurse-managed clinics.

College of Nursing Clinical Rotation, Research, and Grant Requests

If you wish to complete a precepted clinical placement, conduct research at, or submit a grant for one of the ETSU College of Nursing, nurse-led clinics, please review the information below:

• Clinical Rotations Request | Process & Requirements 

  Clinical Rotation Request Process

  To request a clinical rotation within the College of Nursing (CON) Nurse-Led Clinics -- Johnson City Community Health Center; Johnson City Downtown Day Center; University Health Center; Hancock County School Based Health Center; or Mountain City Extended Hours Health Center - please follow the process and timeline below:

  Clinical Rotation Request  

  Spring Semester Rotation: Applications will be accepted on or after October 1st  for the Spring Semester beginning in January of the same academic year.

  Summer Semester Rotation: Applications will be accepted on or after March 1st  for the Summer Semester beginning in May of the same academic year.

  Fall Semester Rotation: Applications will be accepted on or after May 1st  for the Fall Semester beginning in August of the following academic year.

  EXAMPLE: To request a rotation for Fall 2025, requests will be accepted no earlier than 5/1/2025. Applications submitted for a semester rotation prior to the date an application opens for a given semester will not be considered.

  
  

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  Con Clinical Rotation Requirements

  Upon acceptance by the Office of Practice to complete a clinical rotation within the CON Clinics students must provide the following prior to beginning their clinical rotation:

  1. Criminal Background Check completed within the past 12 months

  
  2. Proof of Immunizations:

  • 
    Influenza – 1 dose of vaccine annually
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) - two doses (dose #1 now, #2 at least 28 days later or positive titer indicating immunity)
  • Hepatitis B – 3 dose series (dose #1 now, #2 in 1 month, #3 approximately 5 months after #2 or positive titer indicating immunity)
  • Tdap or Td Booster – one dose of vaccine within the past 10 years
  • Varicella – 2 dose series 4 weeks apart or positive titer indicating immunity

  3. Evidence of negative TB skin test annually, or chest x-ray if positive

  
  4. Completion and/or proof of ETSU HIPAA Part One and HIPAA Part Two Training

  
  5. Completion and/or proof of ETSU Pathogen Training

  
  6. Completion and/or proof of ETSU Portable Fire Extinguishers Training

  
  7. Completion and/or proof of ETSU Hazard Communication Standard Training

  
  8. Completion and/or proof of ETSU Emergency Preparedness Training

  
  9. Proof of CPR Certification

  IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CON STUDENTS:

  Clinical Requirements for the CON Clinics very closely aligns with requirements ETSU CON students had to meet upon acceptance into their program.  Therefore, much of the required documentation may already have been uploaded to Project Concert.  Upon acceptance, your documentation in Project Concert will be reviewed by the Office of Practice, and you will receive notification of any additional documentation or updates needed to your file. 

  Documentation required by both the CON and CON Clinics are listed above in italics.  Documentation listed in bold is additional information required by CON Clinics above and beyond the CON requirements.

• Faculty,  Student, Research or Practice Project Requests 

  To have a project considered for implementation all requests must be submitted at least four weeks prior to proposed start date.

  For Current ETSU Students & Faculty

  Project Request

   

  For Other Institutions

  Project Request

  Please Note:  If your project requires you to be on location within the College of Nursing, (CON) or if you require access to EHR or other confidential patient information, you may be required to meet certain other requirements not listed above.  These requirements will be discussed with you in further detail upon acceptance of your project.

• Grant Implementation Requests

  Any students/faculty that are writing a grant for submission with the intention of implementing  at one of the College of Nursing (CON) Clinical sites must submit requests for implementation at least four weeks prior to the grant submission deadline.

  For Current ETSU Students & Faculty

  Grant Implementation Request

  For Other Institutions

  Grant Implementation Request