What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Factors Engineer - INTERN position at Nemours?
Job Description
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Human Factors Engineer Intern to join our Quality & Safety department at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL. This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the enhancement of patient safety and care quality through the application of human factors engineering principles. The intern will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to identify, analyze, and mitigate risks associated with healthcare processes and systems. This internship provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in applying human factors principles to real-world healthcare challenges, develop a deeper understanding of patient safety and quality improvement methodologies, and enhance professional skills through mentorship and collaboration.
Position Responsibilities
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Human Factors Engineer Intern to join our Quality & Safety department at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, FL. This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the enhancement of patient safety and care quality through the application of human factors engineering principles. The intern will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to identify, analyze, and mitigate risks associated with healthcare processes and systems. This internship provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in applying human factors principles to real-world healthcare challenges, develop a deeper understanding of patient safety and quality improvement methodologies, and enhance professional skills through mentorship and collaboration.
Position Responsibilities
- Use various human factors data collection methodologies to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify human factors issues, trends, and areas for improvement in patient safety and care quality
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to design, develop, and test interventions aimed at reducing errors and enhancing system performance
- Develop and present findings and recommendations to the Quality & Safety team
- Assist in the creation of process maps, risk assessments, and failure mode and effects analyses (FMEA)
- Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor
- Bachelor's degree required; current full-time student, enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in Human Factors, Industrial or Systems Engineering, Psychology, or related field is required.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and teamwork abilities are required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products such as PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Word required.
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
