Welcome to Kreed Labs and Washington University in St. Louis! This page of the lab wiki will serve as a guide for the onboarding process in a (somewhat) chronological order beginning when hired! This page will draw information from experience of recent (July 2024) hires and other onboarding literature available on this wiki like the manuals found on the Lab Policies and Information page.

Background Check

One of your first tasks will be to authorize a background check. You will receive two emails about this: one from [email protected] explaining the need for screening and another from [email protected] which provides the link for proceeding with the background check. As the emails state, this screening process must be done before you can start working. Once the information and authorization has been provided to sterling, the screening process should only take a few days. You can expect to receive another email from [email protected] when the screening is finished.

WUSTL Key

Another email you will receive soon after accepting the position pertains to your 'WUSTL Key' which is the central authentication system for all services through the university like workday (more on that to follow) and Microsoft office. The email will be from [email protected] and will provide you with your Login ID and a link to follow for setting up a password and security questions.

In addition to configuring the WUSTL key, you will also need to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) using Duo. Visit this link for a step-by-step guide on setting up Duo. You can also visit the WUSTL connect main page to read more about both the WUSTL key and 2FA.

After setting this up, you will also receive another email from the same address notifying you that your office 365 account is activated, meaning you can use your WUSTL key to access your institutional email (via Outlook) and other Microsoft office software.

Badging

The process for obtaining an ID badge is initiated by the HR/ administrative staff in the psychiatry or anesthesiology departments (depending on if covered by Lex or Meaghan, respectively). You should receive an email from an administrative staff member asking for a recent photo of you to appear on the badge. Once that is provided, and they submit the badge request, you'll receive an email confirmation from [email protected]. The order will likely be available to pick up on the same day, if not the next day. Badges are picked up at the desk on the ground floor of the Mid Campus Center (4590 Children's Place, pictured below):

Workday

Workday is an administrative service used at WashU to manage people and tasks. It is a crucial part of the onboarding process and will be useful for various administrative tasks throughout your employment. You can read more about workday here. One of the first tasks available once you get into workday will be a course called "introducing workday" which should provide the basics of navigating the website. You can also visit this website for assistance in using workday.

Onboarding steps

Groups 1-4

Most onboarding steps are laid out above, beginning with general information and completing the I-9 form. The first two groups must be completed before first day of work.

• Vaccines
• Benefits
• link to Learn @ work

Clocking hours

Learn @ Work

Animal Facility access

Miscellaneous

• Box
• Google calendars
• Slack
• Lab wiki
• Lab coats