New Employees

Please complete tasks within 2 days after accepting your offer. It should take approximately 20 minutes to complete these 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 – yep, even Bob Riney is excited you’re part of the Henry Ford Health team!
• Review and submit Personal Information Form. The name used should be your legal name.
• Complete EEO & Veterans Status Forms
• Complete Mandatory Arbitration Agreement – you will receive an email, and the subject line will say ‘Notification: Mandatory Arbitration Form’
• Consent to Background Check – after consenting, you will receive an email from Corporate Screening, subject line will say ‘Review & Complete: Additional Information Required’
• Complete requested background check information for Corporate Screening. A couple of notes:
  • HFH requires at least one employer be verified.
  • When listing education, list your most recent COMPLETED education.
  • Refer to our tips on how to best complete your requested background check information.

New Employment 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. You will receive an email from Employee Health notifying you if you have passed your physical. In addition, Employee Health will let you know if an additional appointment is necessary for additional follow-up.

Note: it's crucial you make every effort to attend your appointment on the original scheduled date. Rescheduling the appointment will cause a delay in your start date. If you do need to reschedule your appointment, please contact the Onboarding and Retention team. You will also receive a reminder call from Employee Health the day prior; please make every effort to answer their call.

Background Check

You should already have consented to have a background check completed. If not, look for an email from Corporate Screening, subject line will say ‘Review & Complete: Additional Information Required’ and consent.

Complete requested background check information for Corporate Screening. A couple of notes:

• HFH requires at least one employer be verified.
• When listing education, list your most recent COMPLETED education.
• Refer to our tips on how to best complete your requested background check information.

Form I-9

Henry Ford Health requires the completion of your online I-9 verification prior to beginning work. Your I-9 must be completed by the Wednesday before your start date. Failure to do so may result in a change to your start date. Feel free to book an appointment with HR Onboarding if you need assistance completing your I9.

• An email was sent to you by Form I-9 Compliance with login credentials and instructions. Please fill in all 5 steps to complete Section 1 (shown below). After completion do not close your screen. It will redirect the page to assigning a Designated Individual. 

• Troubleshooting
  • Please check your Spam/Junk folders if you do not see the email from Form I-9 Compliance in your inbox.
  • Reminder: this email link expires after 30 days. Please reach out to me for a new link/email if yours has expired.
• Assign an In-Person Verifier
  • To complete Section 2 of your I-9, a verifier will need to join you in person to verify your documents. You & your verifier will enter your chosen documents within the I-9 system.
  • To designate your verifier, please enter the required information on the screen, titled: “Section 2 EMAIL INVITATION REQUIRED.”
  • Click “Send Invitation” when done.
  • This individual must be at least 21 years or older & have access to email.
  • Your in-person verifier must be physically sitting side by side with you in the same room.
  • Examples of an in-person verifier are: a family member, neighbor, co-worker, hiring leader, or anyone you feel comfortable sharing your acceptable document(s) with. If you do not want to complete this process in person, you can book an appointment with HR Onboarding to validate your documents remotely at your convenience.

BLS Certification (certain clinical positions only)

Please complete 7 days PRIOR to your start date.

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

Review information on how to receive your badge as well as badging attire guidelines.

You will receive your New Employee letter via email to your personal email address within 30 days of 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 for assistance.

• Locate your New Employee Letter.
• Create password to access Employee Self Service. Contact Onboarding and Retention if you have any issues logging into Employee Self Service.
• Learning Modules in HFH University: You will find your assigned learning modules in the Henry Ford University. Modules must be completed by Noon on your first day of employment. You will be given time at New Employee Orientation to complete modules. Refer to this job aid to validate access to the HFH University.

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.
• Contact Employee Services at 1-855-874-7100 or EmployeeServices@hfhs.org for questions regarding your benefits, direct deposit, or W-4 election.

• Onboarding: 313-874-1095 or HROnboarding@hfhs.org
• Employee Services: 855-874-7100 or employeeservices@hfhs.org
• Employee Self Service FAQ: Self Service FAQ
• IT Help Desk: 248-853-4900

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

• OneHENRY: View Homepage
• Payroll related information: Payroll
• Retirement Information: Retirement Plans
• Benefit Information: Total Rewards Center