JobShadowProgram
MDI Hospital’s Job Shadowing Program offers individuals a unique opportunity to work alongside healthcare staff and experience the workplace first-hand.
Do you have an interest in a health care profession? Let us help you explore your options through a 4-8 hour job shadow experience. You will enjoy opportunities to watch medical professionals and support staff in action, ask questions, and learn whether a career in health care is right for you.
MDI Hospital
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
Hours are Subjective
Job Shadow Placements occur for a period of 4-8 hours total. Longer job shadow placements are up to the discretion of the department of interest.
About the Program
The MDI Hospital Organization Job Shadow program allows participants the opportunity to experience the workplace setting as well as the duties performed by the health care workers, they are shadowing; however, they will not be permitted to take part in hands-on patient care.
Job Shadow candidates must be a minimum of 16 years of age. Each job shadow experience will be scheduled for 4-8 hours* total on an individual basis. Requests are subject to the department manager’s approval and may be limited due to staff availability or workload. Every attempt will be made to accommodate your learning needs, however; there may be times a request for a job shadow experience is declined.
Please be advised, shadow opportunities are currently not available in the Emergency Department or Surgery Department.
Explore a Job Shadow Experience
Job shadowing is an observational experience that provides an opportunity for participants to learn about healthcare careers, everyday routines of healthcare workers and the skills required.
Placement Process
Job Shadow requests are received in the Medical Education Department, and any person making the request must be cleared prior to a Job Shadow opportunity. Approval and placement will be considered after the Job Shadowing Application has been received. The application process will require you to provide the following information:
• Online Application including a letter of reference from an educator or mentor
• Confidentiality Statement (included in Handbook)
• Proof of required immunizations (included in Handbook)
To participate in the Job Shadow Program, you will need to review the contents of the Job Shadow Handbook carefully. Then, complete and sign the forms included in the handbook and return to molly.moon@mdihospital.org. MDI Hospital reserves the right to deny job shadow applications.
Once the application materials have been received and reviewed, you will be notified of the decision for your request by email.
Upon acceptance, you will receive confirmation of the date(s), time, and location. Who to report to, appropriate dress code, parking information. You will be required to obtain a Visitors Pass at Registration or Security at the main hospital prior to reporting to your shadow location
Orientation to the location, job function and your level of participation and expected safety guidelines will be provided at the beginning of your visit.
Any individual 16 years of age and older is eligible to job shadow.
MDI Hospital
We at MDI Hospital are excited to work alongside you as you venture into new areas of the workforce. With both medical and non-medical options, MDI Hospital is the place for you to gain unmatched experience across a variety of areas.
Why Job Shadow
Experienced Healthcare Mentors
Gain Work Experience
Expand Your Skillset
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Consider A Healthcare Profession?
– To be a part of a team and family-oriented environment.
– To meet new people everyday.
– To work in a high technology/fast-paced field with state-of-the-art equipment.
What will I learn?
Who is a preceptor?
What are the roles and responsibilities of the student?
We encourage you to observe what employees do, ask questions and soak in the environment of healthcare. The more engaged you are, the better your experience will be! You will not be allowed to touch patients or perform any patient care or the job’s duties.
If at any time you feel uncomfortable or unsure about a situation, please make the person you are job shadowing aware of this.
Is there an age requirement?
Do I need to be vaccinated?
– Measles, Mumps, Rubella
– Varicella (Chicken Pox)
– Hepatitis B
– Influenza
– COVID-19
– *Tdap
– Tuberculosis Test (PPD or TB Blood Test)
– For any questions related to immunization requirements, contact Ashley Boudreau, Employee Nurse, at ashley.boudreau@mdihospital.org or call (207)288-5082 ext 7664.
Contact us
Call Us
(207) 801-0003
Email Us
molly.moon@mdihospital.org
Our Location
10 Wayman Lane
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
A Letter From MDI Hospital…
WELCOME TO THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION
Thank you for your interest in job shadowing at the Mount Desert Island Hospital Organization. The job shadow program holds true to our mission and vision:
“To provide compassionate care and strengthen the health of our community by embracing tomorrow’s methods and respecting time-honored values.
To be our community’s medical home by pursuing innovative models throughout the continuum of care. Our integrated system will be the standard by which others are measured.”
Job shadowing at Mount Desert Island Hospital is a fantastic way to get a “behind-the-scene” view at the daily responsibilities of local professionals in the healthcare field. Providing both medical and non-medical opportunities for job shadowing, we hope you gain valuable insight about professions that interest you, as well as the other professionals that interact with the person you are job shadowing.
To participate in our Job Shadow Program, you will need to apply and review the contents of the Job Shadowing Handbook. All required forms must be completed, signed, and returned to Mount Desert Island Hospital at least four weeks before you wish to job shadow.
For more information or to get your questions answered, please contact molly.moon@mdihospital.org
Sincerely,
Molly Moon
Public Affairs Coordinator