Intern - Quality

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

Fairview is looking for Interns for our Quality program we offer over the summer. This is a great opportunity for students looking to explore the Quality Improvement space. M Health Fairview Quality internship program for graduate and undergraduate degree student. This position is a 32 to 40 hours per week for an 8-12 week period (flexible duration, May through August) to impact the care of patients while gaining valuable healthcare and quality improvement skills. The intern will be provided unique opportunities to learn quality improvement methodologies, project management, data analysis, and patient safety principles while working at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, a large academic medical center in Minneapolis. We are currently looking for 8 interns to take part in our program this summer.

Requirements

Current undergraduate - incoming Junior or Senior student - see preferred education focus areas
Basic office software ability
Proficiency with math, basic statistics
Excel user
Unrestricted ability to work in acute-care facility

Nice To Haves

Preferred fields of study: Medical Students, DNP students, MHA students, Industrial and/or Biomedical Engineering/Management or other Improvement-focused track (undergraduate or graduate), Epidemiology or other life science (undergraduate or graduate), Pre-med
Experience in quality or process improvement
Experience in healthcare, particularly healthcare delivery
EPIC or other EMR experience
Statistical analysis
Any coding experience a plus
IHI Basic Certification in Quality and Safety
Six Sigma Yellow Belt or
Six Sigma Green Belt or
Six Sigma Black Belt

Responsibilities

Core work will align with the strategic plan across Quality and Safety.
Oversight and meetings with quality leader
Participate in a quality improvement educational session with adult/pediatric residents
Hands on experience with data collection and analysis, and chart reviews
Rounding with providers, nurses, patients and family
Attend team meetings/discussions
Expand on one’s understanding of hospital operations and quality and safety goals, while learning from experienced QI consultants
Participate in process improvement projects as designated by QI Team
Opportunity to create a portfolio piece of work product based on project work during the internship
Ability to work as a part of a team, strong interpersonal skills
Clear and effective communication skills
Ability to balance competing demands
Willingness to learn and apply new methodologies

Benefits

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www.fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

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