Strategic Planning Intern

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Brookhaven, GA

60d

About The Position

This role supports the Planning department, which works directly with the Executive Team to define Children’s strategy and determines how resources should be allocated to pursue the strategy. The Strategic Planning intern will be responsible for managing and reporting deliverables for projects aligned with Children’s overarching strategy, as well as be a resource to the Market Intelligence, System Planning, and Financial Planning teams. The Strategic Planning Intern will support the efforts of the Planning department, teams within the Planning department, and other cross-functional teams within Children’s through a variety of activities that include, but are not limited to: - Championing and facilitating Children’s Planning process with internal stakeholders - Developing detailed facility and planning region profiles - Researching and summarizing findings on topics relevant to current initiatives - Interpreting clinical data to identify key trends in patient populations - Creating communications in the form of both presentations and written narratives - Providing project management support – coordinating projects and resources, scoping, timeline management, monitoring project performance, documenting key decisions and milestones, etc. The Children's 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
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Effective problem-solver
• High attention to detail and organizational skills, particularly time and task management
• Demonstrated ability to tell a story using various sets of data
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel

Responsibilities

• Championing and facilitating Children’s Planning process with internal stakeholders
• Developing detailed facility and planning region profiles
• Researching and summarizing findings on topics relevant to current initiatives
• Interpreting clinical data to identify key trends in patient populations
• Creating communications in the form of both presentations and written narratives
• Providing project management support – coordinating projects and resources, scoping, timeline management, monitoring project performance, documenting key decisions and milestones, etc.
• 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.

Benefits

• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years.
• A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.
• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values.
• We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.

What This Job Offers

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