2027 Summer Healthcare Value Based Care Intern

Plante Moran • Chicago, IL

2d • $33 - $36 • Hybrid

About The Position

Our management consulting team focuses on our clients' critical business needs. From strategy to operations and everything in between, our integrated solutions approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, improve the quality of care, leverage critical resources, and mitigate costs and risks. As a Healthcare Operations Intern, you will gain experience at the intersection of clinical operations, network strategy, and healthcare transformation.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in healthcare administration, public health, business administration, health sciences, data analytics, or a related field.
• Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0).
• Interest in healthcare consulting and in one or more internship subject areas: value-based care, ambulatory operations, clinically integrated networks, physician alignment, healthcare analytics, process improvement, or health system strategy.
• Foundational analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to organize information, work with quantitative and qualitative data, and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong attention to detail, professionalism, curiosity, and willingness to learn in a collaborative, client-service environment.
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentations.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

Nice To Haves

• experience with data visualization, electronic health records, Lean, or Six Sigma concepts is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support value-based healthcare projects by gathering information, documenting current-state processes, and helping identify opportunities to improve efficiency, access, quality, and the patient and provider experience.
• Assist with ambulatory operations projects involving physician practices, medical groups, and health system outpatient settings, including workflow assessment, capacity and access analysis, performance measurement, and process redesign.
• Contribute to value-based care initiatives by researching care delivery and payment models, organizing performance information, and supporting analyses related to quality, cost, utilization, care coordination, and organizational readiness for alternative payment models.
• Support clinically integrated network and network strategy work by researching market and provider trends, organizing network and practice information, and assisting with analyses related to clinical integration, physician alignment, network performance, and growth opportunities.
• Use data from client and market sources to identify trends, variances, and operational insights, with guidance from project leaders and the healthcare analytics team.
• Assist with workflow redesign using LEAN and Six Sigma tools, as well as helping to drive effective sustainable change management.
• Participate in selected projects that connect clinical operations with value-based strategy and network development, helping teams with key decisions that drive their ultimate success in value based and fee for service arrangements.
• Conduct research on healthcare market trends, leading practices, and emerging issues, and summarize findings in clear analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Build professional consulting skills through meaningful interaction with team members and clients, including meeting preparation, note-taking, analysis, problem solving, and development of client-ready materials.

Benefits

• health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Flexible Time Off
• various pre-determined holidays
• 401(k) plan
• flexible benefits plans
• business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use.
• A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff.
• A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff.
• option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time for some contingent staff positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level