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. Badges are obtained in Medical Center Identification Department located in Meads Hall on the Third Floor.
Human Resources
Human Resources is located in Piedmont Plaza I on Cloverdale Avenue. Van service is available from the Main Campus to this site. All tax documents, direct deposit forms and I-9 information can be taken to this office prior to your orientation week.
Employee Health Services
- TB Assessments
All new housestaff are required to visit Employee Health Services located in Meads Hall on the Ground Floor for TB assessments.
- Drug Screening
All new housestaff are required to have a drug screen. This is accessed in Comprehensive Rehab on Miller Street. Van services is available to this site.
- Immunization records must be documented.
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 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, purchases can be made in the Gift Shop on Main Floor, Ardmore Tower.
You also need to check with the department to determine their process for getting your lab coats cleaned. Cleaning is available via the Gift Shop.
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 by calling 6-0007 on the day of their call. Please see the OnCallRoomPolicy for specific information.
2009-2010
| HO I |
$43,000 |
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HO V |
$47,000 |
| HO II |
$44,000 |
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HO VI |
$48,000 |
| HO III |
$45,000 |
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HO VII |
$49,000 |
| HO IV |
$46,000 |
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House Staff salaries are paid bi-weekly (every other Thursday). This is a total of 26 paycheck per year. Your first paycheck is dependent upon the day you start your program. 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. Biweekly checks 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 of this calendar year. Checks will be distributed when work commences. Residents will be notified via a page to alert you when checks are ready for distribution. This is a one-time only opportunity to help 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 Routing for Pay Advance 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
House Staff Office
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157
Please contact the House Staff Office with any questions or concerns.