Healthcare Quality Intern (Paid)

About the Role

The Healthcare Quality Intern role is designed to expose and challenge students pursuing or interested in a career in data analytics, project management, or a related field. This position will offer a range of successful practices that will build experience working with data, generating value-add reporting, conducting analyses, and interacting with clients and internal stakeholders.

• Part-Time: Approximately 15-25 hours per week.
• Work Schedule: Hybrid, flexible scheduling. Hours: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Job Summary

The Quality and Information Analytics Intern supports organizational reporting, quality improvement, and research activities by assisting with data collection, validation, analysis, and visualization across multiple systems. Working collaboratively with analytics and quality improvement staff, this role helps develop reports, dashboards, documentation, and training resources that promote accurate data, effective decision-making, compliance monitoring, program evaluation, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Support data collection, validation, and preparation activities across multiple systems and reporting platforms.
• Help identify trends, patterns, and opportunities through analysis of healthcare and operational data.
• Create and maintain reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, and visualizations that communicate key performance indicators and organizational metrics.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of data used for reporting and decision-making.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives by monitoring performance indicators and supporting ongoing measurement activities.
• Generate reports from Epic and other organizational systems for grant reporting, compliance monitoring, program evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and documentation of data management processes, reporting workflows, and standard operating procedures.
• Assist in creating training materials, user guides, and job aids related to reporting tools, dashboards, and electronic health record functionality.
• Support training efforts focused on Epic reporting, quality metrics, Uniform Data System (UDS) measures, data collection tools, and organizational dashboards.
• Support research efforts within the department, helping identify areas of interest, prepare data, and publication materials.
• Partner with analytics and quality improvement staff on special projects, research activities, and continuous improvement efforts.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong interest in healthcare data, performance measurement, reporting, or quality improvement.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Beginner to intermediate skills in other tools such as R, STATA, SPSS, Tableau.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Willingness to ask questions, seek clarification, and learn new concepts and systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in or have at least 1 year experience in Public Health, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Management Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, Statistics, or a related field.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to maintain a hybrid work schedule during daytime hours, Monday through Friday, based on departmental and organizational needs.
• Work is primarily performed in a professional office or remote work environment and requires prolonged periods of sitting and working at a computer.
• Regular use of a computer, keyboard, mouse, telephone, and other standard office equipment is required.
• The position requires sustained attention to detail when reviewing data, preparing reports, and completing multiple assignments within established deadlines.
• Must be able to communicate and collaborate effectively through in-person meetings, telephone calls, email, and virtual platforms.