Allied Health
Allied Health
Your Orientation
Your orientation to Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare will consist of self-study materials completed prior to your arrival and a department/facility orientation on your first day of work.
Please Note: We encourage you to use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers on a desktop or laptop computer as some of these orientation modules are not supported by Internet Explorer and mobile devices.
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STEP ONE: CREDENTIALING CHECKLIST
Before working at a Wheaton facility, a Credentialing Checklist must be completed. Please work with your sponsoring physician and Medical Staff Office to complete/provide this information.
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STEP TWO: FORMSThe following forms must be printed, completed, signed and brought with you the first day of work in order to document your orientation.
New Associate Orientation Checklist
Please print New Associate General/Department Orientation Checklist and bring it with you to your first shift on the unit.
Allied Health Orientation Checklist
Please print a copy of the Allied Health Orientation Checklist. Review all items listed under Orientation Materials and check them off on the list. You must complete both the top and bottom portions of this check list. If any of the items listed under the Clinical portion are not applicable to your role, please mark with NA. This list must be signed, dated, and turned in to your Medical Staff Office. At the time of your facility orientation, the site-based orientation items will be completed and signed off.
Confidentiality Statement
Please print, review, and sign the Confidentiality Statement and turn it in to your Medical Staff Office. -
STEP THREE: SELF STUDY
The documents listed under Orientation Materials cover key information that you need to know before your first day at a Wheaton facility. Our goals are that you will feel comfortable and knowledgeable in the environment and that you will be able to meet the same high standards of behavior and patient care that are expected of our own associates. The topics correspond to items listed on the Orientation Checklist. Please review each document carefully before checking it off on the Orientation Checklist.
Orientation Materials- Allied Health and Contract Staff Orientation Manual
- Agency Staff HIPAA Introduction
- Corporate Responsibiltiy Program
- OSHA
- Wheaton Facility Information
- Safety Data Tip Sheet
- Krames On-Demand Quick Start Guide
- Ethical and Religious Directives
- How to Access Policies
- Hazardous Meds
- Unacceptable Abbreviations
- Statewide Trauma Program
- Electronic Health Record
After completing the EPIC online education, you will have an assessment on the unit during your first shift. If you need further EPIC training, please discuss with the manager of the Staffing Office.
PowerPoints
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STEP FOUR: ON-SITE DEPARTMENT/FACILITY ORIENTATIONAfter completing the self-study portions of the online orientation, you may be on the unit for your first shift. Arrive a half hour early. At that time, you will meet unit staff, other interdisciplinary associates, tour the unit, and receive a department specific orientation. For each new unit you are on, you will follow the same process. On your orientation to the unit, you may receive additional clinical competencies specific to that patient care population or area. These will need to be completed in addition to the Orientation Checklist.
- For areas EXCEPT All Saints, the supervisor or charge nurse will fax the completed competencies to WSST Staffing Office at 414-465-3490.
- For All Saints, the competencies will be submitted to the Central Staffing Office. Follow directions from Float Pool Manager.