What are the responsibilities and job description for the HD Internship position at Williamson County and Cities Health District?
Williamson County and Cities Health District encourages public health as a career field and therefore makes every effort to extend internship opportunities to interested students. If you are interested in an Internship for Academic Credit (Unpaid) or Traditional Internship (Paid or Unpaid) with WCCHD, please submit your application, resume, and a letter of interest reflecting your interested areas of study. Funding availability for Traditional Internships will be communicated at the time of the offer.
Our divisions are outlined in this posting. If you have requirements that need to be fulfilled during your internship, please also submit those requirements and details of start and end dates of completion. We do not guarantee placement but will communicate our options as soon as possible. Thank you again for your interest in learning and serving alongside our professionals. Submissions will be reviewed for the next available term (Fall (Sept to Dec), Spring (Jan to April), or Summer (May to August).)
(Please note: Internships for Academic Credit (Unpaid) can begin anytime during any upcoming term, but Traditional Internships (Paid or Unpaid)) must begin at the beginning of an upcoming term.)
Administration and Finance Division: Under the direction of the WCCHD Administration and Finance, CFO, the administration team handles fiscal management and analysis including but not limited to establishing, maintaining, and/or overseeing accounting systems, procedures, and controls, preparing and/or overseeing financial analyses and reports, budget preparations, analysis and projections, payroll processing, procurement, business operation functions, and asset control.
Clinical Services Division: The core Clinical Health Services provided at our public health centers in Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Taylor include vaccinations for children and adults, screening and treatment of TB, and testing, treatment, and counseling for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Other services offered include flu shots, comprehensive well-women exams, and pregnancy screening.
Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division: Investigates and responds to disease outbreaks and collects and analyzes data on over 80 diseases and disease syndromes.
Environmental Health Division: Committed to preventing illness due to environmentally related diseases through monitoring, investigating, and responding to environmental public health threats.
Women Infant and Children (WIC) Division: Provides nutrition education and access to healthy foods for pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children. WIC services are provided at the four public health centers in Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Taylor.
Executive Leadership Division-
Lead by the Executive Leadership Team, the Executive Leadership Division has oversight to ensure that all WCCHD programs, policies and actions are based on the best available science and are aligned with the Public Health Accreditation(PHAB) Standards. In addition, the division is the lead for:
1. This internship will work closely with the QSM team and the Healthy Williamson County (HWC) coalition to assist with work related to the 2025 Williamson County Community Health Assessment (CHA) and/or 2025 Williamson County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The purpose of this internship is not only to help improve the health of Williamson County, but also to provide the intern with valuable knowledge and experiences that assist in their educational and career aspirations. Core responsibilities include, collaborate with staff as an active member of the QSM team, work with the Community Health Assessment (CHA) planning team to prepare for the 2025 CHA, work with the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) planning team to prepare for the 2026-2028 CHIP, participate in drafting and review of the CHA, and attend in-person or virtual community partnership meetings
2. This internship will work closely with the QSM team to develop a health district wide quality improvement (QI) plan to improve processes, programs and interventions across divisions. The purpose of this internship is not only to help improve the internal processes of the health district and the health of Williamson County, but also to provide the intern with valuable knowledge and experiences that assist in their educational and career aspirations. Core responsibilities include, collaborate with staff as an active member of the QSM team, research of QI methods and tools, support the development of a plan of action for QI in the health district, help facilitate and support QI meetings with divisions, and create forms, worksheets and summary documents to aid QI projects.
Our divisions are outlined in this posting. If you have requirements that need to be fulfilled during your internship, please also submit those requirements and details of start and end dates of completion. We do not guarantee placement but will communicate our options as soon as possible. Thank you again for your interest in learning and serving alongside our professionals. Submissions will be reviewed for the next available term (Fall (Sept to Dec), Spring (Jan to April), or Summer (May to August).)
(Please note: Internships for Academic Credit (Unpaid) can begin anytime during any upcoming term, but Traditional Internships (Paid or Unpaid)) must begin at the beginning of an upcoming term.)
Administration and Finance Division: Under the direction of the WCCHD Administration and Finance, CFO, the administration team handles fiscal management and analysis including but not limited to establishing, maintaining, and/or overseeing accounting systems, procedures, and controls, preparing and/or overseeing financial analyses and reports, budget preparations, analysis and projections, payroll processing, procurement, business operation functions, and asset control.
Clinical Services Division: The core Clinical Health Services provided at our public health centers in Cedar Park, Round Rock, and Taylor include vaccinations for children and adults, screening and treatment of TB, and testing, treatment, and counseling for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Other services offered include flu shots, comprehensive well-women exams, and pregnancy screening.
The Clinical Services Division is actively seeking an intern to work with the TVFC/ImmTrac2 Team Spring 2025! This internship supports our mission to increase county vaccination rates and reduce vaccine-preventable diseases by conducting countywide facility immunization assessments and conducting activities as listed in the Guidelines for Increasing the Use of the Texas Immunization Registry (GIUTIR). Core duties involve providing technical and administrative support to participating organizations, recruiting new organizations (e.g., daycares, first responder departments, schools, healthcare offices) to the Texas Immunization Registry (TIR) and conducting TIR ImmTrac2 Support Reviews and trainings. This internship also represents the WCCHD TVFC/ImmTrac2 Team at community outreach events and completes all required duties as outlined in the DSHS Immunization Contractors Guide and DSHS established deadlines. Works under general supervision with latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division: Investigates and responds to disease outbreaks and collects and analyzes data on over 80 diseases and disease syndromes.
Environmental Health Division: Committed to preventing illness due to environmentally related diseases through monitoring, investigating, and responding to environmental public health threats.
Marketing and Community Engagement Division: The Marketing and Community Engagement (MarCom) Division improves the health and wellness of the county by providing agency-level and community health information via the wcchd.org website, news releases and social media accounts. Also coordinates requests for outreach events, manages the Healthy Williamson County coalition, and healthywilliamsoncounty.org community data website.
Women Infant and Children (WIC) Division: Provides nutrition education and access to healthy foods for pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children. WIC services are provided at the four public health centers in Cedar Park, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Taylor.
Executive Leadership Division-
Lead by the Executive Leadership Team, the Executive Leadership Division has oversight to ensure that all WCCHD programs, policies and actions are based on the best available science and are aligned with the Public Health Accreditation(PHAB) Standards. In addition, the division is the lead for:
- Quality Management: Quality Management helps drive improvement and innovation and offers support to help other programs and leadership to meet our agency's vision and mission. Achieving Public Health Accreditation helps ensure that we can deliver essential public health services to the public, such as preventing disease, ensuring access to safe food and water, immunizations, and preparing for and responding to health emergencies.
- Performance Management: Performance Management at WCCHD is based on the Turing Point Framework. A successful performance management system is driven by state and local needs and designed to closely align with a public health agency's mission and strategic plans.
- Data Management: Data management refers to the process of ensuring that the structured data collected yields complete and accurate information that users can trust.
- Strategic Planning: The Strategic Plan document guides the actions of the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) by outlining the goals, objectives, and strategies that WCCHD will achieve to realize the shared vision for Williamson County to be the healthiest county in Texas.
- Emergency Preparedness and Response: leads planning and response activities for public health emergencies in Williamson County and collaborates with local and state agencies in these activities.
- Human Resources: Is responsible for planning, organizing, developing, and administering uniform human resources, risk management and safety policies, procedures, programs, and services.
- Williamson County Medical Reserve Corps: is a team of trained medical and non-medical volunteers that are headquartered within the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD).
1. This internship will work closely with the QSM team and the Healthy Williamson County (HWC) coalition to assist with work related to the 2025 Williamson County Community Health Assessment (CHA) and/or 2025 Williamson County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The purpose of this internship is not only to help improve the health of Williamson County, but also to provide the intern with valuable knowledge and experiences that assist in their educational and career aspirations. Core responsibilities include, collaborate with staff as an active member of the QSM team, work with the Community Health Assessment (CHA) planning team to prepare for the 2025 CHA, work with the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) planning team to prepare for the 2026-2028 CHIP, participate in drafting and review of the CHA, and attend in-person or virtual community partnership meetings
2. This internship will work closely with the QSM team to develop a health district wide quality improvement (QI) plan to improve processes, programs and interventions across divisions. The purpose of this internship is not only to help improve the internal processes of the health district and the health of Williamson County, but also to provide the intern with valuable knowledge and experiences that assist in their educational and career aspirations. Core responsibilities include, collaborate with staff as an active member of the QSM team, research of QI methods and tools, support the development of a plan of action for QI in the health district, help facilitate and support QI meetings with divisions, and create forms, worksheets and summary documents to aid QI projects.
- Currently enrolled and in good standing at an accredited college or university required.