frequently asked questions

Please search for open positions using our job opening portal. Once you have found a job you want to apply for click on the “apply online” button. If this is your first time applying for a job at Dayton Children’s you will need to create an account. If you have visited the portal before you can sign in with your username and password. You will then work through the questions in the portal. You can save your information and come back to continue to work on it another time.

Once you submit your online application it will be reviewed by our employee experience team. If you are chosen for an interview, you will hear from someone in employee experience via phone to secure an interview time and location. Timing on receiving this phone call can vary based upon job function.

You must apply through WorkDay by visiting the 'career' worklett and clicking 'find jobs'.

For some job positions Dayton Children’s utilizes the HireVue technology. This will allow you to record an interview on demand using your phone, tablet, or webcam on your computer. You will be given a number of interview prompts and a certain amount of time to answer these. Our team will then review your video interview and if you are a good fit will share it with the hiring manager.

Please bring with you 3-5 fresh copies of your resume, a pen and pad for notes and 3-5 questions you would like answered by the interviewer.

Please plan to be at Dayton Children’s for up to two hours during your interview.

At Dayton Children’s we utilize behavioral based interviewing. This is based on discovering how the interviewee acted in past and current specific employment-related situations. We will ask you specific questions about how you handled certain situations in previous positions as well as examples of how you have demonstrated our values in the past.

Once a candidate makes it through the HR and hiring manager interviews they will be asked to participate in a peer interview. This will give the candidate a chance to meet with a select group of peers that they would be working with on a day-to-day basis.

This varies based upon the number of applicants for a position and the number of interviews being conducted. Typically you will hear from us within a week but sometimes it will be anywhere from two to four weeks.

All prospective employees will need to complete a physical exam with employee health before beginning to work at Dayton Children’s. You will need to provide your immunization records and undergo drug testing. To best protect the children we care for, the annual Influenza immunization is mandatory for those working at Dayton Children's. All employees and volunteers must be vaccinated unless there is a documented and legitimate reason not to do so. During the influenza vaccination season, this is done as part of the pre-placement physical before beginning work and then on an annual basis throughout employment with Dayton Children's Hospital.

Dayton Children's partners with Experian Employer Services to streamline the employment (job title, date of hire and/or date of separation) and income (estimated hours worked and/or current rate of pay - for mortgage, financial and social/governmental requests only) verification process.

Please note, the Dayton Children's employee experience and payroll teams do not have full access to verify all employment and income data, which is why utilizing Experian is the required method of completion for current and former employee requests and the preferred method of completion for social services/government/other agency requests.

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former employees

commercial and social services