Physician Practice Operations Administrative Intern

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Brookhaven, GA

43d • Onsite

About The Position

This intern will have an opportunity to experience the various departments that help make up the Children’s Physician Group including patient access, performance improvement, project management, outpatient clinical operations management and practice management. They will have opportunities to rotate with each area for exposure to management of the area and various leadership meetings, they will also have a project dedicated in a home practice focusing on practice operations. The projects for the interns will be individualized and based in the practices and will depend on the initiatives at that time. All projects will involve work with multidisciplinary teams in order to improve practice operations. Examples could include: - Improving the time it takes from when a patient is discharges to when the charge is entered for billing - Improving patient flow within a clinic to improve room turnover in a specialty - Reviewing space utilization of a multidisciplinary outpatient specialty facility and creating a process for specific clinical space requests The Children's Summer Intern program allows interns the opportunity to gain hands-on experience related to their field of study by working on meaningful projects alongside Children’s professionals. Intern responsibilities may include project management, event planning and support, logistics, data base management, research, and analysis. Interns may explore career paths and apply for full-time positions upon successful completion of the program.

Requirements

• Research area: research experience necessary either through previous internship, work experience, or course work; practical knowledge about the conduct of research principals required
• Progression toward an undergraduate degree in business or healthcare administration
• Clinical Focus: College student with at least two years in a health sciences related program, such as pre-med, nursing, biomedical engineering, biology, chemistry, or statistics, or post graduate student working toward a Master’s of Science in public health or medical degree
• Non-Clinical Focus: College or graduate student that is currently working towards a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Business, Marketing, Healthcare Administration or other related field, required
• Organized, detail oriented; Able to prioritize time sensitive assignments
• Creative and flexible; Able to adapt to change
• Self-starter; Able to make decisions independently
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
• Able to work well with diverse groups, comfortable interacting with all levels
• Able to represent Children’s in a mature and professional manner
• Willing to work long hours that could include evenings and weekends, if applicable to internship
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Outlook) or other applications as required
• Able to travel throughout expanded metro Atlanta area; Must provide reliable transportation, if applicable to internship
• Clinical Focus: Knowledge of medical terminology useful
• Knowledge of basic statistical software useful

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements projects as assigned, which could include events, activities, programs, or research studies.
• Creates and carries out a cohesive plan for each assigned project.
• Establishes and maintains contact with all appropriate individuals to ensure that the plan is implemented in the best interest of the organization.
• Executes administrative and operational tasks for assigned projects.
• Supports and participates in the continuous assessment and improvement of the quality of services provided and projects produced.
• Understands and complies with infection control, safety, and OSHA procedures and regulations, while meeting all in-service requirements as outlined per policy.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees