Intern - Consigment Baseline & Landscape Survey

At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason - to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between - we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community.

If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

Location:

Stow - 20 W Stow Rd

Remote Type:

On-Site

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Per Diem

Time Type:

Part time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

0

Additional Locations:

Lourdes Health System - 1600 Haddon Ave, Marlton - Rt 73 and Brick Road, Mount Holly - 175 Madison Avenue, Voorhees - 100 Bowman Drive, Willingboro - 220 Sunset Road

Job Information:

A one-semester paid graduate internship supporting Perioperative Supply Chain in establishing the first ground-truth picture of consigned inventory across two hospitals. Consignment is the highest-premium inventory the system handles, yet it has never had a baseline count and is not fully visible in the system of record. The intern executes a four-part landscape survey - a physical inventory baseline, a contract-terms audit, a floor-to-book gap analysis, and a current-state conformance study - producing the dataset, repeatable protocol, and findings that make consignment visible and measurable for the first time.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• On-site at hospital locations with reliable travel between them.
• Perioperative and clinical storage environments; ability to walk shelves, reach, bend, and handle product for extended periods.
• Use of a handheld barcode scanner / mobile capture device.
• Adherence to facility access, badging, infection-control, and confidentiality requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current enrollment in, or recent completion of, a graduate program in supply chain, business, operations, healthcare administration, industrial engineering, or a related analytical field.
• Healthcare, hospital, or perioperative supply chain exposure.
• Experience working from an established standard operating procedure and assessing conformance to it.
• Coursework or experience in process mapping, Lean, or performance improvement.

Summary:

The intern's primary responsibility is to gain practical experience related to the operations of a health system.

Through this formative experience, the intern can gain insights that can influence an intern's chosen career path.

In return, Virtua draws upon the unique talents and interests of the intern to assist in projects and/or operations related to the intern's interest and needs of the administrative sponsor.

Position Responsibilities:

• Intern will take direction from an administrative sponsor on duties to perform during the duration of the internship. Duties must be commensurate with the interns experience and level of understanding.
• Intern will complete all assigned tasks in a timely manner while exhibiting the Virtua STAR qualities.
• Intern must convey a positive attitude and be self-motivated.
• Intern will shadow a Virtua employee according to the direction of the administrative sponsor.
• Intern must complete and present a final report as directed by the administrate sponsor prior to the completion of the internship.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:

Intern must provide a resume and statement of objective/learning goals prior to the start of the internship.

Required Education:

Interns can be currently matriculating high school, undergraduate graduate students or recent (less than one year) graduates.

Hourly Rate: $18.69 - $26.01 The actual salary/rate will vary based on applicant's experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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