Physician Practice Operations Administrative Intern

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

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Posted about 1 month ago

Internship

Brookhaven, Georgia

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The intern will develop and implement assigned projects, which may include events, activities, programs, or research studies, creating cohesive plans and maintaining contact with relevant individuals for successful implementation. Responsibilities also include executing administrative and operational tasks for projects and supporting the continuous assessment and improvement of service quality.

Qualifications

This internship offers exposure to various departments within the Children's Physician Group, including patient access, performance improvement, and practice management. It requires a college or graduate student pursuing a degree in a related field such as Healthcare Administration, Business, or Communications, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Job Description

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:00 AM

Shift End Time

5:00 PM

Worker Sub-Type

Temporary

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

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.

Experience

  • Research area: research experience necessary either through previous internship, work experience, or course work; practical knowledge about the conduct of research principals required

Preferred Qualifications

  • Progression toward an undergraduate degree in business or healthcare administration

Education

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

Certification Summary

  • No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • 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

Job 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.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Intern/Extern

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

For more than 100 years, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has depended on clinical and nonclinical employees to help make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Consistently ranked as one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s is the only freestanding pediatric healthcare system in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. We’re also one of Atlanta’s leading employers and have been recognized as one of the nation’s top places to work. Our System includes: • 789 licensed beds • Three hospitals • Urgent Care Centers • Marcus Autism Center • Center for Advanced Pediatrics • Support Center for nonclinical staff • More than 14,000 employees, including more than 4,400 nurses and 2,300 physicians representing more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs Why Children’s? Here are some of the reasons new graduates and experienced clinicians alike choose Children’s. • We manage more than 1.1 million patient visits and 44,400 surgical procedures annually. • We are home to the only Level 1 and one of the only Level 2 pediatric trauma centers in Georgia. • We take a team approach to care. Our clinicians collaborate with social workers, chaplains, music therapists, therapy dogs and many others to help ensure kids receive comprehensive care.

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