Please return your signed application and confidentiality form on the day of your
job shadow so that we may verify signatures. If you are under 19 years of age, your
parent or legal guardian must sign the forms.
Yes. If you are under the age of 19, your parent or legal guardian must sign the
job shadowing application in order for you to participate. You will be required
to turn in a signed parental consent form on the day of your shadow.
Someone will review your online application to be sure you have included all required
information. Once reviewed, requests will be directed to the department you have
indicated. The department will contact you directly to set up a shadowing experience.
The job shadowing request should be submitted at least two months prior to your
deadline for completion of a job shadow. Please allow this much time in advance
of any schoolwork, project deadlines or school application requirements.
Yes. Patient care areas that serve high-risk patients do not accept job shadowing
students regardless of your level of education or training. Some examples of high-risk
areas include (but are not limited to): Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Adult Crisis Unit (ACU),
Surgical or Interventional Procedure areas, Pre-Operative and Post- Anesthesia Care
Units, Hematology and Oncology, Transplant, and Labor and Delivery Units. Shadowing
applications for all other areas are subject to manager approval.
No. Job Shadowing is a one-time, observation only experience lasting two to four
hours. No patient care will be allowed and therefore, no real clinical experience
is obtained.
No. Scrubs and lab coats are reserved for members of the care provider team. Job
shadowing students are here for observational purposes only and should never be
misrepresented as a health-care provider, regardless of their level of education
or training. If special attire is required for your protection, the department will
issue these garments to you.
No. Job shadowing is an individual experience. The medical center may be able to
provide alternatives to job shadowing for your group. The Speaker’s Bureau may be
available for presentations to students under the age of 16 or for large groups.
Fill out a speaker request form.
Please contact your facilitator and ask to reschedule your appointment. Please do
not risk exposing patients or staff to illness. Individuals who are visibly ill
will not be permitted to do a job shadowing and will be sent home.
Please contact jobshadow@nebraskamed.com
immediately. It is very important for us to notify all appropriate individuals in
an effort to prevent a potentially harmful outbreak that would threaten the health
of our patients as well as our healthcare workers.
We welcome your feedback. Please send a card to the address listed and it will be
forwarded to the department you shadowed.
Volunteer Services
Attention: Job Shadow Program
987430 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-7430
We want to hear your feedback as it is an integral piece of our performance assessment.
Please contact jobshadow@nebraskamed.com
and give details of your experience. Someone will be in touch with you to discuss
your concerns.
