CB New Student Onboarding

CastleBranch is BSMCON's online compliance tracking system. There are two accounts that new students set up within this site:

  • My CB: Stores records that show you are authorized to be in a clinical setting prior to enrollment.
    • You can think of this as a "storage center" where you will upload your immunizations, BLS certification, physical exam, and where your records will be stored.
  • CB Bridges: Used for student clinical site reservations.
    • This account has its own checklist of requirements that are due for each clinical rotation. This means that some terms you may have to submit requirements multiple times (for each clinical rotation that term).
    • Students cannot attend clinical sites if there are any missing requirements in their CB Bridges account.

Required health documents must be completed and/or uploaded into CastleBranch by the deadlines below. Failure to complete the requirements below will result in an offer of admission being withdrawn.

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Due Dates 

 

Cost 

Spring 2025 

Purchase myCB CastleBranch account 

$153.98 

October 15, 2024 

Open a CastleBranch Bridges account  

No cost 

October 18, 2024 

MyCB CastleBranch Requirements due 

N/A 

November 15, 2024 

Purchase a myCB CastleBranch Account - by October 15

  • Visit www.caslebranch.com/online_submission/package_code.php
  • Enter package code BO82
  • Select "Create Account"
  • Enter your email address and create a password
  • Continue to enter your personal information
  • Once you get to the end, you will be asked to pay a one-time package fee of $153.98
    • Once your account is created, your background check will automatically initiate, and you may begin uploading all required compliance documentation detailed in the attached packet. All students must have a CastleBranch account to participate in clinicals.

Complete Your Drug Screen - Immediately After You Purchase Your CB Account

  • Once you purchase your CastleBranch account, download the drug screen order form.
  • Drug screens must be completed at LabCorp.
  • Attached are LabCorp drug sites within 25 miles of the College. Please note that some facilities have special hours for drug screens.
  • Be sure to take your drug screen order form with you.
  • Please Note: Drug screens usually take 2 weeks to process. A negative drug screen result MUST be on your MyCB account by the required due date.

Complete the Form for the Virginia Child Abuse and Neglect Registry - Immediately After You Purchase Your CB Account

  • Download the form found in your myCB account dashboard.
  • You will sign this form at your make-up drop-in session.
  • After the drop-in session, you will take a picture of your signed form and upload it to your myCB dashboard.

Open CastleBranch Bridges Account - by October 18

  • Visit www.castlebranch.com
  • Login to your existing CastleBranch account (account you created above).
  • Click on "Place Order" in the top right corner.
  • Enter package code BO82bsmh
  • Use the same email address you use to open your myCB account.
  • Within 24 hours, you should receive an email once the CB Bridges tile has successfully been added to your home screen.

Complete A Physical Exam With Your Doctor - by November 15

  • Download the RHEI Physical Form found in your myCB account dashboard.
  • Take this form to a trusted physician. It must be completed and signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.
  • Upload the completed and signed form to your myCB dashboard.

Upload Your Immunization Records to myCB - by November 15

  • Measles/Mumps/Rubella - you need EITHER: proof of two vaccines OR a positive titer.
  • Varicella (chicken pox) - you need EITHER: proof of two vaccines OR a positive titer.
    • Note: If you were born before the vaccine was introduced in 1995 and have had the chicken pox, you will need to get a titer done that indicates immunity.
  • Hepatitis B - this is a tricky one. Please be sure to read carefully to understand what is required. 
    • You can show proof of FULL vaccination (3-dose series of Engerix-B/Recombivax HB or 2-dose series of Heplisay-B) OR a positive titer.
    • You can show proof you have begun the series of vaccines if you've never received them before.
      • Please Note: Hepatitis B vaccine follows a 0,1, and 6 -month schedule. If you need to get the series, you may not finish it by the deadline. That is OK. MyCB will create requirements to upload the subsequent doses as you receive them.
  • Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) - this must have been received within the last 10 years. If you received a TDAP that will expire while you are here in school, it is recommended that you go ahead and get your booster.
  • TB Blood Test - this MUST BE a blood draw. PPD skin tests will NOT be accepted. Your doctor can order these labs to be drawn at the location of your choice. They can order either of the tests below:
    • T-Spot
    • QuantiFERON Gold Test
  • Flu Vaccination - documentation of the most recent flu season's immunization OR a College-approved exemption. If you would like to request an exemption, please follow the link in the text.
    • Note: For incoming fall students, this requirement will not be due until December after classes begin. 

Upload Your BLS Certification - by November 15

  • If you do not already have a BLS certification, there are two options:
    • If you are a Bon Secours employee, you can set this up through your supervisor.
    • You can also obtain BLS certification through the College. See this document for more information on this process.
  • This MUST be a BLS (Basic Life Support for Providers) - Bon Secours Mercy Health recognizes three certifying bodies for BLS:
    • American Heart Association (AHA)
    • American Red Cross
    • American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI)

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