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Today I started my internship with the Employee Wellness Department! For most of the day, I attended welcome meetings and worked with the team to ensure the rest of the internship runs smoothly. The team also held its quarterly review, which I found incredibly insightful because I learned about all the services the department offers and the trends in these services within the corporation. I was also able to talk a little bit about this website in the meeting! We also had a baby shower to celebrate a team member, and it included some fantastic baked goods from another team member! Overall, today included a lot of housekeeping tasks like learning what this semester will hold, but I look forward to learning and growing with this team!

Today was my first day at a hospital site with one of the consultants. We started by attending Day 2 of the new-hire orientation, where the consultant presented an overview of the benefits Wellstar offers to employees. After that, we walked over to a nurse’s station and presented a perk that Wellstar offers called ShareCare. It offers an incentive program that allows employees to earn points, which can be redeemed for prizes such as gift cards through challenges, attendance at wellness or preventive visits, and quizzes. After this session, the consultant had a virtual meeting with Wellstar team members to present week two of a four-week financial literacy class. We also completed rounds through the Women’s Health Department, specifically the Mother and Baby Unit, and distributed additional ShareCare fliers to the nurses and other staff in the halls. To round out the day, we checked the on-site employee wellness rooms, maintained the massage chairs, and stocked the snacks, waters, and teas. To end the day, I learned more about a program called Shine Well, which gives employees the opportunity to recognize colleagues through e-cards or awards.

What did I do!

Week 1 Recap!