MaineGeneral Health

Student Observer Program

35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta, ME 04330

First seen by offpeak October 4, 2026

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Job Description Summary:

Thank you for your interest in shadowing opportunities at MaineGeneral Healthcare! We’re excited to hear about your enthusiasm for learning more about healthcare and are eager to provide meaningful opportunities for students like you.

We are thrilled to announce the development of our Student Observation Program, a structured program designed to offer students a chance to observe and learn about various healthcare roles. This program provides a unique opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals, explore career paths, and deepen your understanding of healthcare practices.

Job Description:

Program Details

Program Type: Non-clinical observation (This is not an internship program.)
Eligibility: High school and college students with an interest in healthcare careers
Program Duration: The total time of observation will not exceed 24 hours
Availability: Applications will be reviewed to match candidates with available department programs
Schedule: Flexible hours based on department availability

This program focuses on observation and learning and is designed to support your interest in pursuing a career in healthcare. It is not an internship or employment program but an opportunity to gain insight into the day-to-day responsibilities of healthcare professionals.

Compensation Information:

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Job Exempt:

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

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We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .