Student Intern - Quality & Performance Improvement

Provide a unique opportunity to interface and contribute to the development of hospital initiatives in various departments. Specific focus to special projects in assigned area. There is no hands on patient care. Under close supervision, perform entry level professional duties providing the opportunity for professional training in various departments within the hospital. Perform assigned duties to acquire knowledge of methods, procedures, and standards required for successful performance. May perform duties such as gathering and organizing data to provide information for departmental special projects or reports, assist in preparing written reports; filling; accompany professional level employees on assignment. Assignments serve to offer practical experience and broad exposure to the Hospital's organizational structure and services. Utilize Hospital and or department specific software to complete assignments. Specific activities vary by assignment.

Position Details

Status: Per Diem, Non-Exempt					FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.000001 FTE (per diem)
Shift: Day					Shift Length: 5
Pay Range: 21.00 - 29.25					Location: Madera, CA 93636 USA

About Us:

The Quality and Performance Improvement department plays an important role in maintaining high standards of care, creating a culture of continuous improvement leading to optimal patient outcomes. As a dedicated support department, we actively collaborate with both clinical and non-clinical staff to ensure relevant, appropriate data collection, and analysis with the primary goal of improving patient outcomes. Our responsibilities include the organization and coordination of Performance Improvement projects across the organization, providing education on Quality Improvement methodologies, streamline processes, increasing efficiency, and reducing waste. Focusing on data-driven decision-making, our department is committed to ensuring data integrity that involves exploring innovative ways of data utilization, identifying trends in processes, and improving systems to make working with data more efficient. The department exemplifies high standards, collaboration, education, and process improvement to support a culture of inquiry, ensuring the development of Best Practice.

Valley Children’s Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Prior experience in healthcare is preferred
• Interest in healthcare is preferred
• Position will be 150 hours in one semester. Schedule will be determined with leader of department.

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma as accredited by the US Department of Education or GED required
• Current enrollment in undergraduate or graduate level degree program at California State University, Fresno and have completed at least one semester of classes

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.