Meredith Cameron Summer Intern

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The 2026 Meredith Cameron Summer program is an on-site program at NEBH where participants will be matched with a specific hospital department and will work Monday-Thursday for a total of 32 hours per week. The program includes group sessions focusing on healthcare career exploration, professionalism, and additional training. Program participants will perform a variety of administrative or customer service duties assigned by their department supervisors and will participate in weekly group meetings with their peers and program organizers.

Requirements

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both written and verbally in a virtual format.
Ability to work collaboratively in small teams virtually to accomplish required projects.
Possess an interest in learning about careers in health care.
Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
Ability to make decisions that are based on specific instructions, standard practices and established procedures which generally require little or no supervision.
Ability to address problems that are routine, somewhat repetitive and generally solved by following clear directions and procedures and by identifying opportunities for process improvements.
Ability to follow general instructions and procedures as provided. Work is monitored by supervisor/manager.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
Ability to demonstrate basic knowledge of fundamental concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use them in routine situations. Specialized knowledge not required.
Ability to interact respectfully with other employees, professional staff and/or external contacts to offer ideas, identify issues, obtain information or deliver services.
Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and respond to requests in a timely and respectful manner.
Work needs to occur at an average pace with intermittent breaks.
Requires an average amount of attention to maintain quality of work.
Work is fairly routine from day to day.
Employee follows a set pattern with any changes being communicated by supervisor.
No substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
NHCW: No patient contact.
Close work (paperwork, visual examination), Monitor Use, Visual monotony, Visual clarity <3 feet, Conversation, Telephone, Background Noise.
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects.
Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally.
This job requires frequent sitting, fine manipulation using one hand, keyboard use.
There may be occasional standing.
Rarely there may be Pushing/Pulling using both hands.

Nice To Haves

Some High School required.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of administrative or customer service duties assigned by their department supervisors.
Participate in weekly group meetings with their peers and program organizers.