- Review your email: Take time to read and review the email you have received from your Talent Acquisition (TA) Recruiter and Coordinator that provides Orientation Day instructions. If you are having trouble, please contact your hiring manager for additional assistance.
- Sign in to Workday: You’ll receive two emails from the UA System Office
- Email 1: Temporary login and link
- Email 2: Temporary password
- Log in promptly to change your password. Your temporary login is active until 12:01 a.m. on your hire date.
- You’ll also get an automated email within a few days with your permanent UAMS login and default password. You can use either login for Workday.
- Complete I-9 verification and any additional paperwork in Workday.
- You must complete your I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification before you start working at UAMS. Follow your Welcome Email for detailed instructions. Click here to view a list of acceptable documents.
- Schedule any Employee Medical Screenings or health checks required for your role. UAMS uses MyChart to schedule New Employee Medical Screenings. If you do not already have a UAMS MyChart account, you will need to register. MyChart can be accessed at https://mychart.uamshealth.com/ or by downloading the MyChart app on a mobile device. If you have trouble accessing MyChart, please contact UAMS Student & Employee Health Services (SEHS) at 501-686-6565.
- Add your Education to your Workday Profile. This is necessary to print your badge correctly.
Non-Little Rock employees, please also refer to the instructions in your welcome email. - Review the Dress Code: Before Orientation Day, you will need to review the Dress Code page to decide what you will need to wear on Orientation Day. You will also find the UAMS Dress Code Policy and Lab Coat Guide. You can find more specific information about the Dress Code in the Employee Handbook.
- Check the orientation schedule: By now, you should have received instructions for which date of New Employee Orientation you are to attend. Compare your information to the orientation schedule to see more details for Orientation Day.
- Orientation Day Schedule
- Non-Little Rock employees, please refer to the instructions in your welcome email.
- The rest of this portion (Before Orientation Checklist) of the 3-step Orientation Checklist is geared specifically toward Main-Campus (Little Rock) employees. Non-Little Rock employees, please refer to the instructions in your welcome email regarding where to arrive on Orientation Day. You may skip ahead to the 2nd step of the Orientation Checklist by clicking the link below or scrolling to the bottom of this page and clicking the links available.
- Orientation Day Checklist
- Main-Campus (Little Rock campus) employees, please continue.
- Remote-Only employees, please review your welcome email for instructions on where to be.
- If you are unsure, please contact the Recruiting Coordinator who sent you your welcome email, or continue reading.
- Review Orientation Day venue: Orientation Day is typically hosted at one of the three chosen locations on the Main Campus of UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. UAMS policy mandates that all employees are required to be in person on the Main Campus for New Employee Orientation. (4.7.01 Orientation Procedure Policy) The only exceptions to the policy are found on the In-Person Main Campus Orientation Exceptions page.
- Main Campus 3D Map
- UAMS Jackson T Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute (JTS) 12th floor Auditorium
- UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute (CI) 10th floor Sam Walton Auditorium
- Non-Little Rock employees, please refer to the instructions in your welcome email.
- If you have been emailed instructions that mention that you will be attending orientation at a campus other than Main Campus (i.e., UAMS NWA Fayetteville, UAMS Texarkana, etc.), or you received a Zoom link in your email, you will be considered a Virtual Participant for Orientation Day.
- Review where you will park. Orientation Day begins promptly at 8:30 AM. To ensure a smooth start to your day, please plan to arrive at the Ray Winder Parking lot by 8:00 AM to ensure you arrive at the venue on time. Shuttle trips can take 10-20 minutes round-trip. Complimentary parking is available for your convenience at the Ray Winder Parking Lot.
- Information about the Ray Winder Parking Lot
- Google Map for Ray Winder Parking Lot
- If you require ADA-accessible parking, paid parking is available in Parking 3 Deck on Orientation Day (YOU WILL RECEIVE A TICKET ANY OTHER TIME). This parking lot is located at 5th and Cedar Street. (Google Maps Link: Parking 3 Deck) Remember to display your ADA handicap placard or license plate to use these spaces. Rates are $1.00 for the first hour and $1.00 for each additional hour, up to $7 per day.
- Watch the Shuttle Tour Video: Once parked, you will catch the Ray Winder shuttle to the stop at the corner of Jack Stephens and Shuffield Drive. Watch the video linked below for a street-view tour of the RW Shuttle route on Orientation Day.
- Don’t forget to review the Frequently Asked Questions page to answer any additional questions you might have before Orientation Day.
- Move on to step 2 of the Orientation Checklist
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