What You Need to Know Before You Start Work

Employee Orientation

Orientation is the first day of employment. This session is designed to provide new employees with an introduction to the Hospital and important information about being a Hospital employee.

The list of New Hire Orientation dates in 2010 is:

  • January 11, 25
  • February 8, 22
  • March 8, 22
  • April 5, 19
  • May 3. 17
  • June 1, 14, 28
  • July 12, 26
  • August 9, 23
  • September 7, 20
  • October 4, 18
  • November 1, 15, 29
  • December 13, 27

Orientation for new residents will be on June 14, 2010, and orientation for new fellows will be on July 1, 2010.

For any questions, please contact your Human Resources recruiter or call 267-426-6633.

Orientation is held at 3535 Market Street on the 16th floor from 8 a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be served. If you choose to drive to orientation, be aware that we are unable to reimburse your parking expense. Additional information about New Hire Orientation can be found on the New Employee Orientation site. Postdoctoral fellows must also attend an orientation session designed specifically for research trainees.

Faculty participate in an onboarding process specifically designed to help acquaint them with the CHOP Research community and the processes required to transfer their research program. To help make this transition as smooth as possible, we ask all investigators to complete the CHOP Research Faculty Onboarding Questionnaire upon receiving an offer letter from the The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute.

Pre-Employment Physical

Before attending New Hire Orientation, new Hospital employees must complete a conditional health screening by the Occupational Health Department, located at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Blvd. After accepting an offer of employment from the Hospital, new employees should contact the Occupational Health Department to schedule an appointment by calling 215-590-1928 weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. To avoid delay in starting your employment at Children's Hospital, complete the conditional health screening by the Thursday prior to New Hire Orientation. Additional information can be found on the Before You Get Here section of the New Employee Orientation site.

Getting Around Children's Hospital

Automatic teller machines (ATMs) and bank services are available in many areas of the Hospital. The Main Hospital Building contains two Wachovia ATMs on the first floor, one in the McDonald's exterior vestibule and one in the cafeteria corridor, and one American Heritage Federal Credit Union ATM on the A level. Additional American Heritage ATMs are located in the Seashore House Lobby and on the 16th floor of 3535 Market Street, and a Wachovia-operated ATM is also available in the Wood Center lobby.

Children's Hospital is served by shuttles and several public transportation options. For complete information, please visit the Parking and Transportation section of the New Employee Orientation site.