Physician Practice Operations Administrative Intern

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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

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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