Communications Intern in Syracuse, New York at Crouse Hospital

Crouse Health is a not-for-profit organization serving Central New York. In operation since 1887, Crouse is licensed for 506 acute-care adult beds and 57 bassinets, and serves more than 23,000 inpatients, 56,000 emergency services visits and more than 600,000 outpatients a year from a 16-county area in Central and Northern New York.

Crouse Health is a top 10 area employer, with 3,200 employees and a medical staff of more than 900 physicians. Crouse is Central New York's largest provider of maternity care services, delivering 3,900 babies annually, and is the designated regional referral center for high-risk neonatal intensive care (NICU) services for 1,000 premature and critically ill newborns annually from across the region. Crouse is also proud to be the exclusive healthcare partner of Syracuse Athletics.

Other areas of specialty include comprehensive adult and pediatric diagnostic and interventional cardiac care (Crouse is home to CNY's only pediatric cardiac catheterization program); internal medicine; surgical services (including the latest advancements in bariatric, GYN oncology and robotic surgery); stroke care/neurosciences (Crouse is a NYS-designated Comprehensive Stroke Center); orthopedics and the region's longest-running addiction treatment services provider. Crouse also operates the Pomeroy College of Nursing, providing critical nursing education to more than 350 students annually.

The hospital's Communications Department handles a variety of internal and external communications efforts for a broad spectrum of publics, including patients and their families, employees, physicians, media, community members and local and state government. Depending on skill level, an intern may:

• Conduct interviews, draft articles and take photos for internal and external communication pieces.
• Draft news releases.
• Assist with messaging on social media.
• Assist with special events within and outside the hospital
• Assist with content on Internal Intranet and hospital webpage
• Assist with preparation of and participation in employee activity events
• Assist with mailings and the distribution of communications pieces.
• Update media list and collect news clips.
• Provide communications/logistic support for Community Engagement initiatives, both internally and externally

Qualifications

• Excellent written, verbal communications and computer skills; professional demeanor; organized; ability to work independently on assignments; is a ‘quick study.’
• Experience with WordPress, Canva, Constant Contact and similar platforms a plus.
• Please include any previous work for clubs, groups or internships related to the above skill set.