Environmental Services Intern (SUMMER) / Crothall Healthcare, Boston Medical Center
About The Position
Crothall Healthcare provides specialized, high-quality, innovative, and responsive support services exclusively to the healthcare industry. Crothall is the market leader in Environmental Services (EVS), serving almost 1,300 accounts, many of which are recognized as U.S. News & World Report ranked Top Hospitals and Health Systems. Crothall has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work since 2013, with almost 30,000 dedicated team members across various core services. This exciting internship will provide both challenge and satisfaction while allowing for continued career growth. Interns will work closely with leaders in the Environmental Services group at their assigned account, developing skills and competencies essential for success in healthcare support services. As an intern with Crothall, you will have the opportunity to perform and assist in a variety of duties, including ensuring the overall cleanliness of the hospital, managing, scheduling, and training frontline team members, handling vendor relations, and contributing to patient experience efforts. Additionally, you will help ensure patient satisfaction and public relations through the safe and efficient use of resources. This internship offers hands-on experience in a real-world setting, providing a strong foundation for a personal success in a Business Operations career. Learning objectives include demonstrating awareness, understanding, and skills necessary to work in a diverse environment, and experiencing opportunities to learn, observe, and practice a variety of experiences in the world of Environmental Services.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled college/university junior or senior
- Ability to communicate effectively in written formal and oral presentations from hourly staff to Director level
- Ability to maintain organization and establish priorities in an ever-changing environment
- Must possess excellent customer service skills
- Must have experience in the use of Windows based office software including but not limited to Microsoft Office, word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook
Nice To Haves
- An interest in pursuing a career with Crothall Healthcare and interest in joining our Accelerated Manager Program after college graduation is preferred
Responsibilities
- Execute operational standards
- Participate in department safety and maintain a safe work environment at all times
- Respond to concerns and requests with a sense of urgency and take necessary corrective action when needed
- Assure that the integrity of security at the facility is maintained at all times
- Take a proactive approach to identify and correct facility quality assurance concerns; timely follow-up required
- Bring creativity and innovation to the Crothall Healthcare program
- Ensure that staff receive proper orientation, initial, and on-going training
- Provide and monitor individual guidance and motivation to associates to enable each one to perform to her/her fullest potential
- Handle special requests or projects as assigned
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate
- Acquire hands-on experience while working with an energetic and collaborative team
- Apply knowledge learned in the classroom
- Gain invaluable corporate work experience
- Broaden career experience via job shadowing key team members
- Get a foot in the door for future opportunities and build valuable networking contacts
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Career Level
Intern
