Student Intern
LOCATION: Akron, Ohio
CATEGORY: nursing
Overview
At Akron Children’s, careers in nursing feel different. You make an impact on a daily basis, face-to-face, on children and their families. You do much more than treat patients. As the individual your patients come to recognize, rely on and smile at, you go beyond the title of nurse. Because this is more than a job. It’s what you were meant to do.
Success Profile
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- Compassionate
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- Personable
- Positive
- Sincere
- Understanding
Job Description
Job Requisition Number 27186PRN
32 Hours/Week
16-week assignment
Summary:
The Student Intern at Akron Children’s will provide administrative support, be engaged in research, and participate in patient engagement initiatives at the Regional Burn Center. This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain exposure to pediatric burn care while assisting with non-clinical tasks, patient advocacy efforts, and hospital operations. Akron Children’s Burn Unit is the only institute in the region performing translational burn wound research. The Student Intern will assist in research data collection, analysis, literature review, manuscript production and presentation and regional/national conferences. The student will participate in retrospective database studies and prospective translational work.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with research, data collection, and quality improvement projects.
- Support hospital staff with administrative tasks, including scheduling and documentation.
- Help organize educational materials for patients, families, and caregivers.
- Assist in coordinating patient and family support programs.
- Work alongside child life specialists and social workers to enhance patient experience.
- Participate in team meetings and hospital-sponsored training sessions.
- Maintain confidentiality and follow all hospital policies and procedures.
Other information:
Technical Expertise:
1. Basic knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.
Education and Experience:
- Current enrollment in a healthcare-related or administrative program (Public Health, Healthcare Administration, Psychology, etc.).
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to interact professionally and compassionately with pediatric patients and families.
- Interest in pediatric healthcare and hospital operations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic data entry preferred.
On Call
FTE: 0.001000
Grow Your Career with Akron Children’s
Here at Akron Children's, we offer many ways for our nurses to succeed and grow professionally. There are multiple ways to grow your nursing career into areas such as leadership, education/professional development, advanced practice, informatics, research, quality, and more.
Benefits
Benefits for Akron Children’s team members go far beyond their compensation. Our comprehensive benefits program offers coverage, connections and resources that enable you to live your best life while growing your career.
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Employee Highlight
What inspires me as a nurse manager is my team of staff nurses and how dedicated they are. It doesn't matter how busy we are. They work and continue to work until the job is done.Karan Johnson
Nurse Manager, Adolescent Unit
Our Promises
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To treat every child as we would our own.
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To treat others as they would like to be treated.
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To turn no child away.
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