WVUH Nursing Education

Welcome to employment at West Virginia University Hospitalsl! 

To make your transition into your new position as smooth as possible, this page provides information that may be helpful to you as you begin your career with WVUH. 

• Commonly Used Abbreviations at WVUH
• Medical Terminology Course
• Siemens Phone Manual

The following are helpful contacts and Web sites that you can use to go through the process of orientation to the Hospital.

Helpful Connections For New Employees
New Employee Onboarding (NEO)-Informational Sessions

If you are asking yourself about Hospital history, traditions and values and how you fit into the "big picture" then you are looking for New Employee Onboarding. It is an interactive session offered monthly for new employees. During heavy employment months (January and June) it’s held more often. You can follow this link to a copy of the agenda. Follow this link to see the schedule for NEO and Take 2.

NEO Take 2

Shortly after your initial NEO session, you will attend a second orientation session (one hour) designed to answer any remaining questions you might have and to reinforce the STAR Behaviors. Our STAR Behaviors are central to our mission and important to every new employee.

Check the Center for Education and Organizational Development website for a schedule of orientation dates and more information about the agenda. Some areas, like Housekeeping, Nursing Services, and Nutrition Services have their own customized orientation programs that take place after the Hospital-wide New Employee Orientation.

As a new employee, you might be searching for answers.

Here are some important pieces of information that most employees ask about. 

What holidays does WVUH Observe?

Holidays
West Virginia University Hospitals recognizes the following holidays for employees who are not covered by the Laborers' Local 814 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

In addition to the holidays listed above, West Virginia University Hospitals recognizes the following holidays for employees who are covered by the Laborers' Local 814 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Easter                Sunday, April, 4, 2010

How often am I paid?
You can contact payroll or HR for more information.  You will receive biweekly pay.

What is my employee ID number?
Show the new employee where to find it and explain that it will be listed on the back of their ID Card and will be used to access such programs as NetLearning, to take their Computer Based Learning classes, etc.

For Our Experienced Employees

We appreciate the role you play in caring for our patients and hope that these tools might

also be useful to you.

• Commonly Used Abbreviations
• Medical Terminology Course
• Netlearning Student Interface "How To" Tipsheets. Double-click on the tipsheet you want to review to open it. Click on the house icon in the upper left toolbar to return to the portfolio of tipsheets.