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Erlanger Health System
Chattanooga, TN, US
Summary
The intern will support departmental operations by identifying and resolving issues and assisting with process improvements. They will also own portions of relevant projects and create impactful presentations for the organization.
Job Description
Job Summary:
As one of our part-time employees in the Baroness Erlanger Scholars program, you will receive an unparalleled opportunity to work for an industry leader and gain real world business knowledge. This is a highly visible role and is developing a talent pool for possible full time employment opportunities.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
The Erlanger scholars will:
Serve in a variety of capacities based on departmental need.
Gain valuable experience from Erlanger mentors, highly qualified field experts in business, information technology, payer relations, industrial engineering, accounts payables/receivables, community relations, and more.
Attend a monthly meeting held with the Erlanger Scholars sponsor and other Erlanger scholars to discuss learning outcomes, future goals, and more.
The scholars program lasts up to one academic year and scholars are paid an hourly stipend in accordance with the policies of the UTC sponsoring program. Part-time standards are up to 20 hours per week between 8 A.M. - 6 P.M. The work schedule will be developed around the university class schedule.
Education:
Required:
Must be an actively enrolled student at UTC and achieved at least Sophomore status at the University.
Preferred:
Experience:
Required:
No experience required, however, must show responsibility, professionalism, and a desire to achieve in a fast-paced work environment.
Preferred:
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
None
Preferred:
Department Position Summary:
As an Erlanger Scholars Intern, students will be responsible for one or more activities within the department with supervisors that administer the processes. The intern will assist with identifying and resolving operational issues and support process improvements and work cross-functionally with internal teams as directed by the supervisor. The intern will have the opportunity to own and deliver on portions of several relevant plan projects. As applicable, the intern will develop and utilize root-cause analysis techniques and strategy, maintain and improve departmental protocols, participate in training to foster knowledge transfer within the organization, engage in customer service related improvement initiatives, and create and deliver impactful and creative presentations.
Erlanger is a non-profit health system based in Chattanooga, Tenn. and affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science College of Medicine. The seven-hospital health system includes the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Children’s Hospital, Level IV NICU, Kidney Transplant Center, 24/7 Comprehensive Stroke Center, and one of the largest surgical robotics programs in the Southeast. Erlanger is a rare combination of independent, academic medicine with the feel of a community health system.
Erlanger is the sole provider of tertiary care services spanning a 50,000 square-mile region encompassing southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia, north Alabama, and western North Carolina. With a history of over a century, Erlanger continues its founding mission to compassionately care for people.
Founded
1889
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chattanooga, TN
Erlanger is a non-profit health system based in Chattanooga, Tenn. and affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science College of Medicine. The seven-hospital health system includes the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, Children’s Hospital, Level IV NICU, Kidney Transplant Center, 24/7 Comprehensive Stroke Center, and one of the largest surgical robotics programs in the Southeast. Erlanger is a rare combination of independent, academic medicine with the feel of a community health system.
Erlanger is the sole provider of tertiary care services spanning a 50,000 square-mile region encompassing southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia, north Alabama, and western North Carolina. With a history of over a century, Erlanger continues its founding mission to compassionately care for people.
Founded
1889
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chattanooga, TN