Job Shadowing
So, you want to work in the field of health care?
Do you know what working in the field of health care will actually be like?
- Job shadowing will allow you to really explore careers and/or opportunities that may interest you.
- By "shadowing", you get a first-hand, insider's look into what a job involves.
- Witness the range of duties and responsibilities that come with holding a specific career.
- Spend some time "in the shoes" of a health care professional.
- Gain a reasonable understanding as to what a job is and what it is not.
- Before choosing a career path, a job shadow may help determine whether the activities, working conditions, salary and benefits meet your expectations.
- Learn as much as possible from people working in a career in which you have expressed an interest.
- Shadowed persons can share the benefits and challenges of their position.
- Remember that you will be an observer and your goal is to see what the profession involves and how health care professionals interact with others in their work environment.
EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS!
During a job shadow you will:
- identify your career interests
- observe the daily routine of health care staff in a variety of positions
- develop and apply communication skills by interacting with and interviewing staff
- begin to understand the connection between school, work and achieving goals
- develop an awareness of career options
- develop employability skills and understand the relevance of such skills to the workplace
- create a connection to the health care field
- gain experience to make smart career choices in the future
- develop a work ethic and professional behavior
The ORNH can help arrange suitable opportunities and provide rural, remote or northern Manitoba high school & post- secondary students with realistic insight into health care careers.
Criteria for Eligibility: Job shadowing arranged through the ORNH is geared towards students currently attending a secondary school that is located in rural or northern Manitoba, or students attending a post-secondary school that originate from a rural, remote of northern region of Manitoba.
This includes schools located in the following Manitoba Regional Health Authorities: Assiniboine, Brandon, Burntwood, Central, Churchill, Interlake, North Eastman, Nor-Man, Parkland, and South Eastman.
Factors beyond the control of the ORNH may limit availability and scheduling.
Contact the ORNH today!