Exceptional patient care begins with providers who are taking care of themselves physically and mentally, and we hope that through this Wellness Hub, our providers will have access to a variety of resources that will support them on their personal wellness journey. 

Mental Health and Burnout

• Ohio Crisis Text Line
  • Text the keyword “4hope” to 741 741 to be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor within five minutes

• Doc to Doc: Columbus Medical Association
  • CMA Peer Support Program: Receive a phone call from a peer support physician director within one business day. The director will pair you with a physician who has received extensive training in providing peer support. This peer supporter will reach out to you within 48 hours of being matched with you and will set up a convenient time for a peer support session

• Physician Support Line
  • 1 (888) 409-0141: Free, confidential, anonymous. These psychiatrists are helping United States physicians and medical students navigate the many intersections of their personal and professional lives. This group reports to no one
  • Available Monday to Friday (except federal holidays), 8 a.m. – 12 a.m. (eastern time)

• OSMA Physician Well-Being Resource Center
  • CARE (Checkup and Referral Engagement Service): Free, confidential, and anonymous 10-minute survey to assess emotional health and burnout

Substance Use

• OhioPHP (Ohio Professionals Health Program)
  • Providing confidential screening, access to help, and programs for recovery
  • OPHP handout on Confidential Monitoring

Wellness Apps

• Nivati
  • A holistic mental health program for the workplace, designed for the whole person.

• Headspace
  • Unlock self-care ideas that stick, even when you’re busy.

• Calm
  • Music and sounds made for sleep. Whether you have 60 seconds or 60 minutes, Calm can help you build a habit of mindfulness.

Podcasts

• The Doctor’s Life
  • Lively and candid discussions with fellow doctors and scientists on how to achieve success in clinical medicine and non-clinical careers while staying healthy in mind, body, and spirit and living a rich, purposeful life.

• Physician Wellness First
  • Helping providers learn to take care of themselves so they can take better care of their patients. Host, Kathy Stepien, MD is a pediatric hospitalist and the founding director of The Institute for Physician Wellness

• Sound Mind Podcast
  • Interview-based podcast that sheds light on provider wellness and medical culture, produced by the Canadian Medical Association and hosted by psychiatrist and wellness expert Caroline Gérin-Lajoie, MD.

• Happy Gynecologist
  • Podcast hosted by Amanda Miles, MD, certified life coach, burnout expert, and practicing OBGYN generalist, dedicated to helping you find your happy again

Employee Assistance Program

Available to Memorial Health System employees and their families, the Employee Assistance Program provides low to no-cost in-person counseling sessions. 

Contact Physician Wellness Team

If you or someone you know is struggling, find help through our confidential resources:

• Email inquiries to Wellness@mhsystem.org
• Or contact the Physician Health and Wellness Committee
  • Chair, Megan Smith; (330) 464-2886

Submit an Anonymous Message

Memorial Health System is proud to invest in our future Registered Nurses (RN) in order to get them where they need to be in their careers. Times have changed, and the demand for amazing RNs is high. That is why we have enhanced and sought after new programs that are the most competitive and helpful for our future team members.

Whether you are already enrolled in an RN program, looking to go back to school and finish your nursing degree, or maybe you are at the very start of your education and seeking support – we got your back.

Who Is Eligible? 

The Student Nursing Investment Grant is for West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Washington State College of Ohio students enrolled in a registered nursing program. Selected students will receive a $6,000 stipend, per semester, to support themselves while obtaining their degree. Checks are written directly to the student.

Advantages of the Student Nursing Investment Grant

• Gain experience with our Nursing Career Pathway and earn more income opportunity
• Post-graduate job guaranteed
• Potentially graduate debt free
• Stipends can be used for things such as cost of tuition, books, fees, rent, groceries, and more
• Students will receive an $18,000 sign-on bonus after obtaining their RN licensure

Hear from previous students

“This program gives me a really good head start on life because I do not have to worry about paying back student loans. My main goal is to give back to the community and give my patients the best possible care.”

Savannah Jarvis
West Virginia University at Parkersburg

“This program means a lot to me. I won’t have to worry about looking for a job after I get my degree and being debt-free means I can focus on my life and career after I graduate.”

Emma Szymanski
Washington State College of Ohio

Nursing Career Pathway

Memorial Health System’s Nursing Career Pathway is a unique program that streamlines your career and gives you on-the-job training! The best part? You receive additional income for every position within the career pathway and shifts are scheduled around YOUR schedule!

1. Begin as a Patient Care Technician
2. Advance as a Nurse Technician
3. Continue as a Clinical Graduate
4. Graduate to Nurse Resident

What To Expect Once You Apply

• Depending on the day you submit an application, someone from our Human Resources team will reach out to you within 24/48 hours
• Our Nurse Recruiter will contact you after the initial call to conduct an interview
• If you have no previous experience working in healthcare, you will be scheduled to shadow a nursing unit(s) within our health system
• If accepted, you enter into the contractual agreement phase
  From here, you will be offered the option to enroll in our Nursing Career Pathway

Apply Now

Apply now by submitting a Student Nurse – Student Nurse Investment Grant application on our external hiring website. 

Memorial Health System is proud to invest in our future Registered Nurses (RN) in order to get them where they need to be in their careers. Times have changed, and the demand for amazing RNs is high. That is why we have enhanced and sought after new programs that are the most competitive and helpful for our future team members.

Whether you are already enrolled in an RN program, looking to go back to school and finish your nursing degree, or maybe you are at the very start of your education and seeking support – we got your back.

Who Is Eligible? 

The Student Nurse Tuition Assistance Program allows student to receive up to $24,000 to pursue a registered nursing program of their choice. This covers the cost of tuition and fees required for their program with a check written to the school/institution. 

Advantages of the Student Nurse Tuition Assistance Program

• Available for any RN program and any school/institution
• Gain experience with our Nursing Career Pathway and earn more income opportunity
• Offered to anyone accepted into an RN program
• Post-graduate job guaranteed
• Students will receive an $18,000 sign-on bonus after obtaining their RN licensure

Nursing Career Pathway

Memorial Health System’s Nursing Career Pathway is a unique program that streamlines your career and gives you on-the-job training! The best part? You receive additional income for every position within the career pathway and shifts are scheduled around YOUR schedule!

1. Begin as a Patient Care Technician
2. Advance as a Nurse Technician
3. Continue as a Clinical Graduate
4. Graduate to Nurse Resident

What To Expect Once You Apply

• Depending on the day you submit an application, someone from our Human Resources team will reach out to you within 24/48 hours
• Our Nurse Recruiter will contact you after the initial call to conduct an interview
• If you have no previous experience working in healthcare, you will be scheduled to shadow a nursing unit(s) within our health system
• If accepted, you enter into the contractual agreement phase
  From here, you will be offered the option to enroll in our Nursing Career Pathway

Apply Now

Apply now by submitting a Student Nurse – Student Nursing Tuition Assistance application on our external hiring website. 

How to Request a Clinical Rotation

• All requests must be submitted by the educational institution on a Student Roster via email to our Student Coordinator at students@mhsystem.org
• For requests to be accepted, forms must fully completed (i.e., accurate dates, location/unit are specified)
• Each student must complete a Nursing Clinical Rotation Form
• If the unit has been assigned, the educational institution must submit their request at least one month in advance
• If the unit has not been assigned, the educational institution must submit their request at least three months in advance

How to Request a Unit

• Open enrollment for unit requests occurs in April for the Clinical Calendar year from June 1^st through May 31^st
• Assignment priority is given if requested during the open enrollment period
• Additional unit requests are approved based on availability

How to Request a Clinical Rotation

• All requests must be submitted by the educational institution on a Student Roster via email to our Student Coordinator at students@mhsystem.org
•  For requests to be accepted, forms must be fully completed (i.e., accurate dates, location/unit are specified)
• Course description or syllabus outlining the students’ clinical expectations must accompany each request to be considered
• Each student must complete a Clinical Rotation Form
• If placement is predetermined, the educational institution must submit their request at least one month in advance
• If placement is not already determined, the educational institution must submit their request at least three months in advance

Your Career. Your Future. Your Way!

At the beginning of any career, three factors typically guide someone into pursuing an education: a dream, the drive, and determination. As a leading health system in the region, we understand that most of our team members need to obtain specific knowledge and skills to reach the career they dream of having. Memorial Health System is proud to invest in our future Registered Nurses (RN) in order to get them where they need to be in their careers. Times have changed, and the demand for amazing RNs is high. That is why we have enhanced and sought after new programs that are the most competitive and helpful for our future team members. Whether you are already enrolled in an RN program, looking to go back to school and finish your nursing degree, or maybe you are at the very start of your education and seeking support – we got your back.

• (740) 374-1632
• Apply Now: Student Nurse Tuition Assistance Program
• Apply Now: Student Nursing Investment Grant

With Us, You Can:

Choose What Support Is Best For Your

• (740) 374-1632
• Apply Now: Student Nurse Tuition Assistance Program
• Apply Now: Student Nursing Investment Grant

Quotes

Savannah Jarvis – West Virginia University at Parkersburg

This program gives me a really good head start on life because I do not have to worry about paying back student loans. My main goal is to give back to the community and give my patients the best possible care.

Savannah Jarvis

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Emma Szymanski – Washington State Community College

This program means a lot to me. I won’t have to worry about looking for a job after I get my degree and being debt-free means I can focus on my life and career after I graduate.

Emma Szymanski

Washington State Community College

What is the Nursing Career Pathway?

Memorial Health System's Nursing Career Pathway is a unique program that streamlines your career and gives you on-the-job training! The best part? You receive additional income for every position within the career pathway and shifts are scheduled around YOUR schedule!

• (740) 374-1632
• Apply Now: Student Nurse Tuition Assistance Program
• Apply Now: Student Nursing Investment Grant

Quotes

Dr. Torie Jackson – President and CEO – West Virginia University at Parkersburg

It is an exciting time to be a nursing student in the Mid-Ohio Valley as so many opportunities exist for stipends and job placements for graduating nurses. We appreciate the partnership and the federal grant that allows for assistance to students attending community colleges to be able to start new careers in a high demand, and high salary occupation.

Dr. Torie Jackson

President and CEO
West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Dr. Vicky Wood – President – Washington State Community College

We are grateful that Memorial Health System shares in our mission to make higher education more accessible. The financial support they’ve allocated for Washington State Community College nursing students will make a meaningful and immediate impact on our students’ lives. This program strengthens our already strong partnership with Memorial Health System and provides a long-term solution to the nursing shortage that our community is facing.

Dr. Vicky Wood

President
Washington State Community College

What To Expect Once You Apply

Depending on the day you submit an application, someone from our Human Resources team will reach out to you within 24/48 hours. Our Nurse Recruiter will contact you after the initial call to conduct an interview. If you have no previous experience working in healthcare, you will be scheduled to shadow a nursing unit(s) within our health system. If accepted, you enter into the contractual agreement phase. From here, you will be offered the option to enroll in our Nursing Career Pathway.

Have Questions

If you still have questions or need more information, call us or submit a request form and one of our team members from Human Resources will be in contact with you!

• (740) 374-1632
• Submit a Request Form

Examples of internship opportunities available in various departments include:

• Accounting
• Biomedical Engineering
• Corporate Compliance
• Educational Services
• Health Information Services
• Human Resources
• Marketing

How to Apply

Apply for our college internship program on our external job board.

Additional Questions or Need Assistance?

Contact our Student Coordinator

students@mhsystem.org

(740) 568-2203