New Employees

Welcome to Henry Ford Health

We’re excited to have you have joined Henry Ford Health. To ensure a smooth start, please complete the tasks below in the order provided. Prompt completion is essential to avoid delays in your onboarding process.

  • Click here for a step-by-step overview to guide you through onboarding.
  • Click here to view answers to frequently asked questions.

New Hire Onboarding Tasks

  • Mandatory Pre-Hire Tasks
    • Navigate to the careers page and log in with the username and the password created when you applied for the position. Please contact the Onboarding and Retention team if you have trouble logging in.
    • Review welcome letter from President and CEO, Robert Riney.
    • Review and submit Personal Information Form using your legal name.
    • EEO & Veterans Status Forms
    • Mandatory Arbitration Agreement – you will receive an email with the subject line ‘Notification: Mandatory Arbitration Form’
    • Consent to Background Check –you will receive an email from Corporate Screening, subject line ‘Review & Complete: Additional Information Required’.
    • Please note:
    1. HFH requires at least one employer be verified.
    2. When listing education, list your most recent COMPLETED education.
    3. Refer to our tips on how to best complete your requested background check information.
    • Your pre-hire tasks are considered complete when 6 out of the 7 steps show as completed.
  • Preplacement Physical

    You should have received an email with your scheduled date and time for your preplacement physical appointment. Refer to your email to confirm the date, time, and location of your preplacement physical, as well as the required documents to bring. It is crucial you make every effort to attend your appointment on the original scheduled date; rescheduling will cause a delay in your start date. Contact HR Onboarding if you need to reschedule.

  • Form I-9

    Henry Ford Health requires the completion of sections 1 and 2 of your Form I-9 verification prior to beginning work. Failure to do so may result in a change to your start date. Refer to this job aid for instructions on how to complete your Form I-9.

  • BLS Certification

    If you are working at a former Ascension location, do not complete.

    If you have been hired as a Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant, Nurse Assistant, Nurse Extern, Patient Safety Assistant, or LPN: Please complete the BLS certification information.

  • Clearance to Start

    You will receive an email from HR Onboarding when you are cleared to start. You are clear to start once you have passed your preplacement physical, competed steps 1 and 2 of your Form I-9, and have cleared a background check. This email will also include a link to register for new employee orientation. Please contact your leader to confirm where you should report after attending New Employee Orientation.

  • Badging Information

    Review information on how to receive your badge as well as badging attire guidelines. Be prepared to possibly to take a badge picture at the completion of your pre-placement physical. If you are working at an Ascension location, you can expect to receive your badge within a week after your start date.

  • Welcome Letter

    You will receive a New Employee letter to be used to access Employee Self Service. This will be sent via email to your personal email address 30 days prior to your start date. If your start date is 30 days from today and you have not received the email, please contact our Onboarding and Retention team. 

    Some things to note:

    • When electing your W-4 withholding, be sure to thoroughly review the W4 election page before finalizing your W4 election! We HIGHLY recommend speaking to a tax advisor before claiming Exempt from federal tax withholding. Claiming Exempt from federal tax withholding will exempt you from paying federal taxes. 
    • Ensure you have correctly entered your bank account and routing numbers when electing Direct Deposit.
    • Benefits: Please visit the My Total Rewards Center for information related to your benefits, paid time off, and retirement. Access to the My Total Rewards Center is effective after your official date of hire. You have 10 days from your start date to enroll in benefits.  
    • Contact Employee Services at 1-855-874-7100 or EmployeeServices@hfhs.org for questions regarding your benefits, direct deposit, or W-4 election.
  • Learning Modules

    Section 1 of your Learning Modules must be completed by Noon on your first day of employment. You will be given dedicated time during New Employee Orientation to complete. Section 2 of your learning modules will be available in the University on or after day two of employment. Refer to this job aid to validate access to the HFH University.

  • Contact Information and Resources

    You will need to log in using your employee ID to view some of the following pages.

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