Students, employees and volunteers must complete a urine drug test                before starting at St. Vincent's Medical Center.

This is a routine screening required of health professionals.

The cost for this testing is included in the application fee.

Banned substances ingested within 8-12 weeks of the test will be detected and will result in a permanent ban from the RA Program.

When we receive your application and application fee you will be notified to go to one of St. Vincent's Immediate Healthcare Centers (IHCs):

Mon-Fri  8AM - 7:30PM, Sat 9AM - 7PM, Sun 9AM - 5PM

Monroe Immediate Healthcare Center:

401 Monroe Turnpike,

Monroe, CT 06468-2276

(203) 268-2501  

OR

Shelton Immediate Healthcare Center:

2 Trap Falls Road,

Shelton, CT 06484-4665

(203) 929-1109 

This is the form for drug testing you will be required to sign at the IHC:

It usually takes from 7-10 days from the urine specimen until the results are reported back.

RAs are encouraged to get this accomplished as soon as possible before their orientation weekends so they can be cleared to begin their work in the emergency department immediately following their training.

Since orientation training includes seeing patients in the emergency department,

• this means getting drug testing done at least 7-10 days before the start of orientation weekend
• recognizing that those coming from away for the summer semester have housing issues in terms of when they can move into the dorms,                      they must report to one of the IHCs no later than the Friday before their orientation weekend.