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Center for Healthy Living Master’s Intern

Posted on: December 2, 2020 Apply Now
Pasadena, CA Internship Education (Including Training)Expires March 2, 2021

This internship is scheduled to start in January 2021 and can be part-time or full-time 20-40 hours.

Regional Center for Healthy Living (CHL) supports the delivery of clinically-effective and evidence-based programs, products and services for all SCAL members. Programs include online education, Wellness Coaching by Phone, in-person workshops, consulting, training, health content/curricula development and program evaluation. A key focus of the department is to help members identify and achieve their health-related goals through lifestyle management and long-term behavior change.

This team is searching for the following abilities and skillsets:

  • Able to work independently as well as with teams/mentors/colleagues from multiple units

  • Able to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions

  • Strong presentation and communication skills

  • Excellent documentation skills

  • Fundamental analytical and critical thinking skills

  • Experience creating detailed reports and providing data analysis

  • Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

  • Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills

  • Able to travel regionally among SCAL medical centers and clinics as needed

  • Experience with conducting qualitative/quantitative research and providing analysis on findings

  • Pursuing or recently completed

Expected intern project work includes:

  • Assist with evaluation of Regional Center for Healthy Living programs, clinical reports and business processes

  • Anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and develop solutions

  • Review reporting/business processes and develop optimization strategies

  • Conduct meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings

  • Document/communicate results and perform requirements analysis

  • Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management

  • Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce reports

  • Work closely with internal clients, project managers, consultants and technical/managerial staff

  • Help CHL staff at the regional and local levels develop solutions/process improvements that meet CHL’s business needs and requirements

  • Pursuing or recently completed a master’s degree in public health, health care administration, business administration, social work or related

This position provides analytical support to a project or department. Under the guidance of a Project Manager/Director, responsible for collecting and researching data, performing analysis, providing recommendations and presenting results.

Essential Functions:

  • Responsible for contributing high level analytical support to a project or department requiring application of knowledge in marketing, information management, finance, management, economics or statistics.

  • This position contributes to a full range of project components.

  • Assigned to at least one (1) project and expected to produce results and report out as a member of a project team.

  • Organizes assigned project tasks, identifies and structures information collection activities and sets time lines for completion of required tasks as directed.

  • Develops tools to identify and to document best practices.

  • Prepares various Excel, Word or PowerPoint reports and works with Access database software (or similar tool) to develop data extracts and management information reports.

  • May be asked to produce graphic information using Excel or PowerPoint or similar software.

  • Contributes to development of management information and analysis conducted, provides recommendations and assists with preparation of formal presentations to communicate results to various management levels.

  • Identifies alternative solutions to project issues.

  • Contributes to development project plans to ensure timely deliverables and successful completion of project and demonstrates an understanding of various business intersections.

  • Assists with identification and development of training information.

  • Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.

  • At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to revaluate and change job descriptions or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.

  • Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

  • This position provides analytical support to a project or department. Under the guidance of a Project Manager/ Director, responsible for collecting and researching data, performing analysis, providing recommendations and presenting results.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for contributing high level analytical support to a project or department requiring application of knowledge in marketing, information management, finance, management, economics or statistics.

  • This position contributes to a full range of project components.

  • Assigned to at least one project and expected to produce results and report out as a member of a project team.

  • Organizes assigned project tasks, identifies and structures information collection activities, and sets time lines for completion of required tasks as directed.

  • Develops tools to identify and to document best practices.

  • Prepares various excel, word or PowerPoint reports, and works with access database software (or similar tool) to develop data extracts and management information reports.

  • May be asked to produce graphic information using excel or PowerPoint or similar software.

  • Contributes to development of management information and analysis conducted, provides recommendations and assists with preparation of formal presentations to communicate results to various management levels. Identifies alternative solutions to project issues.

  • Contributes to development project plans to ensure timely deliverables and successful completion of project and demonstrates an understanding of various business intersections.

  • Assists with identification and development of training information.

  • Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to revaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  • N/A

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree required.

  • Enrolled in or recent graduate of a MBA or other Master’s level program with an accredited college or university.

License, Certification, Registration

  • N/A

Additional Requirements:

  • Solid analytical skills, problem solving, project management and critical thinking.

  • Strong project management skills.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  • Ability to utilize at a working level Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.

  • Must be able to work in a Labor/ Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of SQL or SAS highly desirable.

Notes:

  • Regional Center for Healthy Living (CHL) directly supports the 13 Medical Center Area CHL departments that provide health education services throughout Southern California.

  • We are an evidence-based, clinically effective department that specializes in lifestyle and health behavior change.

  • We provide easy-to-understand health information to members in a variety of convenient ways.

  • Our programs and services include telephonic wellness coaching, synchronous virtual workshops, in-person workshops, one-on-one consultations, telephone appointments and online/print health education resources.

  • See more about CHL programs at www.kp.org/centerforhealthyliving

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Center for Healthy Living Master’s Intern

LOCATION: Pasadena, California

REQNUMBER: 923152

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

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