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Academic Placement at Signature Health

All students, internal (current employees) & external, seeking placement with Signature Health are required to fill out an online inquiry form. This process ensures thorough review of applicants without bias.

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Helping You Grow

Signature Health strives to provide students and trainees with educational opportunities as a pathway to meet their professional education goals. This includes academic placements required by accredited colleges, universities, institutions or training programs. 

The Signature Health Professional Development Team, in collaboration with Talent Acquisition, manages the online application, review and acceptance process for academic placement students.

Signature Health academic placement experiences include, but are not limited to, the following disciplines/academic programs​​​​​:

  • Social Work, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Art Therapy, Community Health Worker, Human Services
  • RN, LPN, Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric Mental Health and Family)
  • Medical Students and Medical Residents 
  • Human Resources, Quality Improvement Projects and Collaborative Practice Teams 

Current Opportunities

When available student/trainee positions are posted on our careers page, you can find them here. The availability and posting of student/trainee positions takes several factors into consideration. Factors considered and evaluated include, but are not limited to, supervision requirements, operational needs, workforce planning, and the availability of educationally enriching opportunities for students/trainees.

 

In 2024, Signature Health is transitioning to a standard application timeline for all Counseling, Social Work, and Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT) placements. All students seeking placement at Signature Health will be offered one-year placements, beginning in the Fall (August) academic term.

Counseling, Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy Academic Application Timeline

Available position(s) posted

Monday, February 3rd, 2025

Deadline to apply

Thursday, March 27th, 2025 5:00 p.m.

Interviews conducted with selected applicants

March 31 - April 18, 2025

Offers extended (including location assignments)

April 21—April 25, 2025

Applicants provide their offer decision

April 28—May 2, 2025

Onboarding activities including onboarding appointment & academic documentation

May - July 2025

Start date for orientation & placement

August 2025

For general questions regarding placement please reach out to the team, SH-AcademicPlacement@shinc.org.