Program Support Intern with CRISP - Health Information Exchange

The intern will be responsible for supporting key HIT activities in the Washington DC region. The successful candidate will provide support to:

• Program focused implementation on addressing provider and patient needs for health information exchange (HIE) in the District.

• CRISP DC Project team support in documenting scope and schedule requirements related to Health IT projects in the District

• Communicating with outreach and CRISP stakeholders about program initiatives

• Working with the IAPD program manager on managing program level documentation.

Essential duties/responsibilities include the following. Other duties and special projects may be assigned.

• Work closely with project managers to ensure business needs are met

• Support in the development of program and project level documents needed for project (e.g. requirements, statement of work, progress reports etc.)

• Develop communication for project status to internal and external stakeholders • Assist project managers with program deployments and processes

• Contribute to special projects as needed, including public health initiatives, product integration and user acceptance testing 

To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to quickly understand technical concepts 

Ability to manage priorities required, both individually and for a team

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple job duties, including personal time management and organization skills

• A desire to be great and a track record of setting and achieving goals is required Preferred Skills

• Project work experience

• Basic understanding of health information exchange (HIE)

• Business analysis experience

Education and/or Experience

• Student at a 4-year college or graduate program