Overview

The Joint Commission realizes its mission through the work its employees do every day to help health care organizations aspire to provide safer, higher quality care. We are committed to providing products and services that are relevant and to working collaboratively with our fellow employees, health care organizations, and other stakeholders. We are seeking an Intern for the summer.

Our summer internship provides you with an opportunity to:

• Participate in business operations and related quality improvement activities.
• Grow your understanding of the different focus areas relevant to the business operations function of a national accrediting organization.
• Meet a variety of people from a wide range of health care disciplines, allowing you to form relationships you can build on in the future
• This is a hybrid opportunity requiring Tuesdays and Wednesdays working in our Oakbrook Terrace office.

Responsibilities

• Participate in status assessment and opportunity scoping meetings.
• Assist with meeting planning, Minutes, and task tracking.
• Perform data entry/data analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of memoranda, position papers, other project-related communication, presentations, and ad hoc reports as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited university or college.
• The level of knowledge equivalent to that ordinarily acquired through Junior/Senior year of a bachelor’s degree program, preferably in a business management-related field.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Time-limited, hourly position (June – August); $15.00 per hour; flexible scheduling 20 hours per week