Job Shadowing/Student Rotations
For Questions or to send your completed documents:
Carol Hamik
Mary Lanning Healthcare – Human Resources Dept.
715 N. St. Joseph Ave.
Hastings, NE 68901
chamik@marylanning.org
Job Shadowing
Mary Lanning Healthcare is proud to provide qualified high school seniors, college students, and those holding a healthcare professional license the opportunity to explore a healthcare career or healthcare career advancement opportunity.. High school students in their senior year, college students, and current licensed healthcare professionals are welcome to apply for a career exploration experience.
Applicants must submit the job shadow request form a minimum of three weeks before the desired shadowing date and participate in HIPAA Training, prior to observing in any clinical area. All applicants must also meet the Mary Lanning dress code standard and be compliant with current immunizations. Students can select from most clinical areas and a typical observation experience is usually two to four hours.
Clinical areas that participate in career exploration include:
- Cardiopulmonary (Respiratory Therapy)
- Laboratory (Medical Technologist)
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Radiologic Technology
If you have an interest in an area that is not mentioned above, do not hesitate to contact us. Please be advised, job shadowing in surgery or with physicians is reserved for college and pre-med students.
Policy
Requests will be coordinated by the Department of Human Resources Director of Nurse Recruiting and Clinical Outreach in collaboration with other hospital departments and should precede the experience by a minimum of three weeks.
Guidelines
- A written request for the experience is required, which includes personal objectives and/or course objectives (if applicable), instructor’s comments, school year of the applicant, and reason for the experience.
- Requests for career shadowing experiences should precede experience by at least three weeks.
- Scheduling will be coordinated through the Department of Human Resources Director of Nurse Recruiting and Clinical Outreach.
- Extent of career shadowing experience for high school students shall be up to a half day. Arrangements for additional time may be made depending on the availability and interest of the student and staff.
- Students involved in the experience will:
- Be expected to dress appropriately for a hospital setting (“dressy” casual, no jeans or tennis shoes, closed toe shoes are required). Students dressed inappropriately will be sent home.
- Be identified with a name tag (provided by Education Dept.) and lab coat, if required (provided by the hospital).
- Indicate understanding and willingness to follow confidentiality policy.
- Provide documentation of current immunizations.
- Respect patient's rights for modesty and privacy.
- Students will be expected at the hospital at the established time. If delayed or rescheduling is necessary, the student is expected to notify the Department of Human Resources Director of Nurse Recruiting and Clinical Outreach, 402-460-5810, prior to the start of the experience.
Training:
Requests:
High School Job Shadow Request College Job Shadow Request Provider Shadow Request Healthcare Professional Job Shadow Request
Required Training Paperwork:
HIPAA Quiz Student Observer Confidentiality Statement
Mary Lanning also provides other educational opportunities for high school students throughout the school year. Contact your high school guidance counselor for other health career educational opportunities.
Clinicals and Preceptorships
Mary Lanning Healthcare is pleased to allow qualified college students the opportunity to apply for a Clinical or Preceptorship experience at our healthcare facility. Students must be in good academic standing and advisor recommendation is required if you have not received permission through your educational institution to complete clinical hours on our campus. Clinical and Preceptor experience is dependent upon availability.
Students need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or sign declination form prior to clinical hours.
Post-Graduate student providers (APRN, CRNA, Medical students, D.O. students, & residents) Please contact sarahe.allen@marylanning.org for more information and on-boarding paperwork
Training:
Clinical/Preceptor and EMT Training
Requests:
College Clinical Rotation Request
EMT clinical competency and skill training request
Required Training Paperwork:
Clinical/Preceptor and EMT Training Quiz
Clinical/Preceptor Acknowledgement
The requests and acknowledgement may be downloaded, electronically signed and submitted. Otherwise, you may email the completed form as an attachment to the .
For Questions or to send your completed documents:
Carol Hamik
Mary Lanning Healthcare – Human Resources Dept.
715 N. St. Joseph Ave.
Hastings, NE 68901
402-460-5810
You will be contacted when your orientation material is received and given instructions on where and when to report for your clinical experience. We hope your time at Mary Lanning will be both enjoyable and productive.
