Administration Intern

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Administration Intern will work with Boone County Hospital administration team as well as other departments to develop and understand healthcare management. The Administration Intern will perform office duties and other small projects as determined and directed by The Administrative Team and Human Resources Director. The Administration Intern provided non-clinical support and completes project work at Boone County Hospital to gain perspective of operations with the goal of future work in healthcare administration.

BCH POLICY STATEMENT:

It is the obligation of each employee of BCH to abide by and promote BCH’s mission, values, standards of conduct, standards of behavior, policies, procedures and related practices. This includes policies relating to compliance, infection control and safety.

HIPAA SECURITY COMPLIANCE:

Boone County Hospital is committed to following all federal guidelines related to privacy and security. All employees will be held to the highest standard of confidentiality, and will be required to annually sign an employee confidentiality agreement that outlines the rules and expectation for every BCH employee. Failure to abide by these guidelines could lead to disciplinary action including termination.

Security Access: High Incumbent has access to restricted or confidential patient information and must comply with the terms of the BCH privacy & security policies as it applies to their job.

BEHAVIORAL REQUIREMENTS:

Boone County Hospital has developed standards for behavior expectations of all employees. Please refer to the Boone County Hospital Standards of Behavior.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Works alongside BCH Administrative Team to understand healthcare administration.
• Participates in scheduled supervision and administrative team meetings.
• Collaborates with team members.
• Responding to calls/emails from prospective clients.
• Keep records and reports up to date.
• Manage data in spreadsheets and reports.
• Accepts other responsibilities as necessary to meet organizational goals.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Qualifications: Must possess the ability to:
• High degree of organizational skill and problem-solving ability.
• Resourcefulness in finding information and answers from within and outside the organization.
• The ability to execute accurately at a high level without excess supervision.
• General computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Education/Certifications: Must be a student currently enrolled in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, or a closely related field.
• Desired Work Traits: Must possess strong and effective interpersonal communication & listening skills to work well with a diverse work force. Must be motivated, upbeat, and willing to learn. Must be able to maintain excellent staff relations and employee morale. Must be able to juggle multiple projects and deadlines at once.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS:

Typical Physical Demands: The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Vision must be correctable to view computer screens and read printed information. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Hearing must be in the normal range for telephone contacts and other conversations.

EQUIPMENT/TOOLS: Operate office equipment such as: computers, printers, copy machine, calculator, and facsimile. Must have reliable internet access in the event of working remotely.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job. It is not intended to be a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.