Student Internship, Quality in Chadron, Nebraska at Chadron Community Hospital, Corp.

PRN, 5-10 hours/week, Monday-Friday, Flexible scheduling

Non-benefited position.

JOB SUMMARY:

The legal intern will work with Quality on research projects to identify rules and regulations pertinent to applicable policies to assist in creating and updating policies to ensure they are compliant with the law and regulatory bodies.

JOB DUTIES:

• Perform supervised entry-level tasks such as data collection, drafting policy briefs, assisting with patient-education materials or analyzing throughput metrics.
• Collect basic non-PHI data for patient-satisfaction or quality-improvement projects (e.g., signage audits, wait-time tallies).
• Take part in quality/safety/ infection control improvement initiatives projects by observing/reporting/engaging/resolving any concerns or issues.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Enrolled in, or recently graduated from, an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in nursing, allied health, public health, business, data analytics, or a related field, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

EXPERIENCE:

• No prior healthcare experience required; volunteer or service-learning background preferred.
• Ability to operate computer systems, talk in person on the telephone, hear in person and on the telephone, vision for close work, use of photocopier, fax machine, computer.