All employees of the Medical Center must have and wear an Identification Badge. These badges are not only your ID, but the badge gains you entrance into the employee parking deck and allows you to obtain your free meals when on-call. You must have a picture made in NCBH Human Resources for the badge. Please come to Human Resources, Third Floor, Meads Hall to have your ID badge made prior to your orientation date if at all possible.
All incoming house staff will have a Medical Center e-mail account set up prior to your arrival. Particular information about your e-mail address will be given to you at Orientation.
All house staff will be assigned a mailbox in the Medical Center’s Mailroom as of July 1. On July 1 or after each house officer will be required to go by the Mailroom’s service window. Inform the personnel there that you are a new house officer and need your mailbox assignment and combination. Do not inquire about your mailbox prior to July 1. Exceptions: Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology residents receive all of their mail in departmental mailboxes.
Beepers are assigned by the program to which you have been appointed.
Lab coats are generally provided to incoming residents by their department. Please check with the program you will be training in to determine the process for obtaining your lab coats. If your program is not providing lab coats you can purchase them in the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Bookstore on the Ground Floor of Reynolds Tower.
You also need to check with the department to determine their process for getting your lab coats cleaned.
The Medical Center provides a Child Care Center for the children of Medical Center employees. They accept children between the ages of six weeks to five years old. The Center is open between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:15pm; Monday – Friday. The cost of placing a child in the Child Care Center varies depending on the age of the child and the hours of care. This cost is automatically payroll deducted. If you are interested in putting your child’s name on the waiting list or would like more information about the Child Care Center, please call them at 336-716-0300.
All house staff required to remain in the hospital overnight are provided dinner and breakfast by the hospital free of charge. Please see the On-Call Meals for Residents policy for specific information.
All house staff required to remain in the hospital overnight are provided on-call accommodations for the night. Many of these rooms are reserved by the house officer through the House Staff Office on the day of their call. Please see the On-Call Room Accommodations policy for specific information.
2007/2008
| HO I |
$42,000 |
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HO V |
$46,000 |
| HO II |
$43,000 |
|
HO VI |
$47,000 |
| HO III |
$44,000 |
|
HO VII |
$48,000 |
| HO IV |
$45,000 |
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House Staff salaries are paid bi-weekly (every other Thursday). This is a total of 26 paycheck per year. New house staff beginning their training on July 1, 2008 will receive their first paycheck on July 10, 2008. All hospital employees are required to have direct deposit. You will be expected to complete a direct deposit form prior to Orientation.
The Hospital provides a Pay Advance Program for incoming residents. This program allows the residents to request an advance in their contract salary up to $2,000, the biweekly check will be adjusted accordingly. The resident must agree to repay this advance by payroll deduction beginning with their first paycheck in July and ending on December 31. This is a one-time only opportunity to help the residents financially until the regular bi-weekly paychecks begin.
If you would like to take advantage of this pay advance opportunity, you may print, complete and mail the Pay Advance Form to Diane Hartley in the House Staff Office anytime prior to Orientation.
When mailing requested documents to the medical center, please address them to:
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Attention: Diane Hartley, Physician Services
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157
Please contact the House Staff Office with any questions or concerns.