Backstage Pass
Your All-Access Look at Careers in Healthcare
The Backstage Pass Program at Windsor Regional Hospital offers individuals experiential learning opportunities designed to help them explore various health career options and the skills required by different occupations.
The program offers a four-hour education and shadowing experience to individuals interested in learning about a specific area in healthcare. Program participants have the opportunity to experience the workplace setting and observe the duties performed by the healthcare worker they are shadowing.
Participants are not permitted to take part in any hands-on patient care. Individuals under the age of 18 will require parental consent.
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PROGRAM GOALS
- Observe the daily routines of healthcare workers
- Begin to identify career interests in healthcare
- Gain awareness of the academic, technical, and personal skills required in healthcare professions
- Gain an understanding that different health careers have cultures and work environments that can be unique to a particular profession
- Develop an understanding of the critical connections between school, work, and goal attainment
PARTICIPATING DISCIPLINES
Windsor Regional will endeavor to offer job shadowing experiences based upon your indicated department(s) of preference; however, we cannot guarantee department availability at all times. Scheduling is at the discretion of each department and is subject to staff availability, department workload, and other operational considerations.
Interested in Shadowing a Physician?
All requests for physician shadowing (Observerships) at Windsor Regional Hospital are processed through our Medical Affairs department. To initiate this process, you must first contact the physician you wish to shadow and obtain their approval. Once you have received their confirmation, we will provide you with our policy and required forms. After securing physician approval, please contact medicalaffairs@wrh.on.ca. Please note that observerships are limited to a maximum duration of 7 days.
An Observer is not permitted, in any circumstances, to provide any patient care.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
To participate in this program, please complete the following online registration form and submit. A representative from Human Resources will review your submission and reach out to you via email with further instructions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Applications to participate in the Backstage Pass program are accepted and scheduled throughout the year on an individual basis. Please note that applicants will not be scheduled for their job shadowing experience until all required forms and documentation has been received and approved. Please allow 3-4 weeks for scheduling once you have completed all portions of the registration process.
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You will be contacted by the Human Resources Department with further instructions. Please await their communication before proceeding.
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Business casual with closed-toed, comfortable walking shoes. If you have further questions regarding proper attire, please contact us directly. Please note that we are a scent-free organization, so no perfume, cologne or heavy scented body lotions are permitted
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We recommend that you prepare questions ahead of time to ask your mentor about their profession and work experience within the hospital setting.
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Visitor parking is available at both our Ouellette and Met campuses at a cost to the user.
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Patient safety is our number one priority; no unhealthy person is permitted to participate in the job shadow program. Should you become ill, please contact the Human Resources department immediately. We will work to reschedule your shadowing experience with the department based on availability. Participants who arrive for their job shadow experience symptomatically will not be permitted to participate.
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If you develop Chicken Pox, Measles, or some other communicable disease within 48 hours after your Job Shadow experience, you must contact us immediately. This will allow us to contact the appropriate individuals to prevent a potentially harmful outbreak that would threaten the health of our patients as well as our healthcare workers.
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All staff who apply to have an individual shadow their job are reviewed to determine an appropriate match for your interests. Shadowing experience with a parent/family member will not be arranged as part of the Take a Walk in My Shoes program; however, participation in the program is still available.
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Yes. Current staff can apply to job-shadow a different healthcare profession. If a job shadow is available, it will be arranged for a time period when you are otherwise not scheduled to work.
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Human Resources is currently coordinating "matches" to interested applicants and employees through consultation with management of the area. If you are interested, you should speak to your manager/supervisor and let them know!
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CONTACT US
For more information, please email: backstagepass@wrh.on.ca.