Shadowing Opportunities at Children's Hospital, Inc.

Career shadowing is an academically motivating activity designed to give students an up-close look at the world of work and to answer the question, "Why do I have to learn this?"  The student gets to see firsthand how the skills learned in school relate to the workplace. 

The shadowing experience at Children's encourages students to enter healthcare professions by providing relevant and realistic experiences via shadowing trained professionals.  The program is designed to allow interested students the opportunity to spend one day with a healthcare professional in a particular field.  Children's beginning in October of the 2002-2003 school year, will offer Shadow Days  twice each month.  Limited space is available, so early registration is encouraged.

All of us understand the importance of student attendance at school every day.  Students are responsible for completing all assignments in all their classes on any day of absence.

Criteria

• Please only register to sign up to job shadow if you are interested in learning more about that department or career.  The professionals at Children's Hospital are taking time away from their work to let students job shadow them. 
• Notify the Children's Hospital Education Department two weeks prior to the requested observation date.
• Students must attend a school covered by a Letter of Understanding
• High School students
• 14-15 years of age permitted to shadow in clinic areas
• 16 years of age and older may shadow in clinics or patient units

Responsibilities

• Complete the registration form
• Complete pre and post job shadow assignments (including a thank you note)
• Arrange transportation
• Arrive 10 minutes prior to scheduled time
  Attend the 8:30 a.m. orientation session at Children's Hospital
   
• Students should have professional appearance (discuss with your parent and teacher--slacks and nice shirt would look good; no jeans; no T-shirts, no midriffs, no open toed sandals)
   
• Follow Children's Hospital  procedures and guidelines
• Complete an evaluation at the end of the shadowing experience
   
  IF FOR ANY REASON YOU CANNOT JOB SHADOW WHEN SCHEDULED, CONTACT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 614-722-4904 (office)
   
• Complete an Internship Form--get signed by the healthcare professional--turn in to your Career Connections teacher or Internship Coordinator

Select Your Area of Interest by the Participating Departments

• Audiology
• Behavioral Health
• Cardiology
• Department of Dentistry
• Central Ohio Poison Center
• Clinical Social Worker
• Education
• Eye clinic
• Family and Volunteer Services
• Nutrition Support Services
• Finance
• Homecare
• Human Resources
• Infectious Diseases
• Information Services
• Marketing
• Neonatology
• Patient Care Services
• Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy
• Pastoral Care
• Pharmacy
• Pulmonary
• Radiology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Rheumatology
   
  
  Get your parent's permission to drive you to Children's Hospital
   
  Students may "request" job shadowing opportunities
  via the internet at www.childrenscolumbus.com/studentshadowing
   
  Keyla Fincher
  Operations Coordinator
  Children's Institute for Pediatric Education
  614-722-4904 (office)
  614-722-3864 (fax)
  [email protected]