Healthcare Internship
“Every time I walk through the clinic and hospital with my badge on and my scrubs freshly cleaned, I just get this warm feeling that I can't believe I got this opportunity. This internship gives us an opportunity to learn how to interact with patients, as well as many skills that are important to have before going to med school, PA school, nursing school, etc. The staff have made me feel like an important member of the team. The warm, welcoming and comfortable colleague atmosphere is also a great aspect of this internship. The team at SIH is absolutely wonderful." - 2023 Healthcare Interns
Program Overview
Healthcare Interns are assigned to work in either our clinics or the hospital setting. They fill various roles including Clinical Care Aids, Patient Sitters, Patient Care Techs, Receptionists, Transporters, and Healthcare Student Workers. Potential duties include:
- Room patients, obtain vital signs and document patient's chart
- Schedule appointments
- Answer, document phone calls and route to appropriate staff
- Check patients in and out of clinic
- Sterilize instruments & use autoclave
- Call patients and document in their chart normal lab/imaging result
- Assemble, deliver & retrieve patient meals in the hospital
- Keep work areas adequately stocked with food, condiments, beverages and service ware
- Transport patients within the hospital
- Supervise and provide compassionate care to patients who are at risk for hurting themselves
- Assist with bathing, oral care, bed/linen changes, and set independent patients up for bathing
- Assist patients with ordering meals
- Assist with passing trays and ice water to patients
- Answer phones and call lights & get info to the correct member of the care team
- Deliver warm blankets to patients
- Assist with room set up for admissions and clean rooms at discharge
- Point of care testing and transporting specimens to lab
This is not a job shadow opportunity. This is a real job and involves responsibilities and commitment that affect real patients and professionals. For information about job-shadow opportunities which are observation-only, click here. Of note, we are currently reserving all job shadow opportunities for college students who are participating in our internship program as an added benefit of working with our team.
Applicant Requirements
- Enrolled or planning to enroll in an undergraduate or master's degree program in a health science such as pre-med, nursing, rehab, imaging, therapy, healthcare management etc
- Must commit to a minimum of 16 hours of work per week in the form of 4 shifts which are 4 hours each. Shifts are 8am-12pm, 12pm-4pm, and 4pm-8pm and available 7 days per week. Additional hours are available upon request but should not exceed 36 hours per week.
- Exceptional grade point average
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as you will be expected to interact with patients, families, and staff
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Respect for patient confidentiality and adherence to ethical standards
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team