Faculty Health and Safety Requirements
All Mennonite College of Nursing instructional faculty and staff who have the potential to teach in-person didactic, lab, or clinical sections must provide documentation to meet our minimum health and safety standards to protect patients and to respect and maintain our partnerships with clinical sites. The specific requirements and the frequency in which documentation must be provided are listed below. Note that some clinical facilities may have requirements beyond those listed. All documentation should be attached to a single email and sent to MCNAcademics@IllinoisState.edu at the beginning of each academic year, due annually by August 21st (or the following business day if falls on a weekend).
| Requirement | How often |
|---|---|
| Current nursing license (APRN or RN) | Annually |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification | Every 2 years |
| Criminal background check | Once upon hire |
| Drug screening | Once upon hire |
| Hepatitis B full series and positive titer showing immunity | Once upon hire |
| Influenza vaccine or signed declination form | Annually |
| Tuberculosis (TB) Testing | Once upon hire, annually if employed in high-risk setting |
| Varicella full series (2 doses; shingles vaccine not accepted) or positive titer showing immunity | Once upon hire |
| Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) full series (2 doses) or positive titers showing immunity | Once upon hire |
| Tetanus, Diphtheria and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) titer and/or Vaccination | Every 10 years |
| COVID-19 vaccine status (immunization not required) | Once upon hire |