Healthcare Operations Intern

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Our management consulting team focuses on our clients' critical business needs. From strategy to operations and everything in between, our integrated solutions approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, improve the quality of care, leverage critical resources, and mitigate costs and risks. As a Healthcare Operations Intern, you will gain experience at the intersection of clinical operations, network strategy, and healthcare transformation.

Your role.

No busy work here. As a summer intern, you will contribute alongside our entry-level staff and project teams. You will support the development of practical healthcare operational and business solutions through research, analysis, process improvement, and client-ready deliverables. The internship will provide exposure to value-based care, ambulatory operations, physician alignment, and clinically integrated networks while building foundational consulting skills. Your work may include:

• Support value-based healthcare projects by gathering information, documenting current-state processes, and helping identify opportunities to improve efficiency, access, quality, and the patient and provider experience.
• Assist with ambulatory operations projects involving physician practices, medical groups, and health system outpatient settings, including workflow assessment, capacity and access analysis, performance measurement, and process redesign.   
• Contribute to value-based care initiatives by researching care delivery and payment models, organizing performance information, and supporting analyses related to quality, cost, utilization, care coordination, and organizational readiness for alternative payment models.  
• Support clinically integrated network and network strategy work by researching market and provider trends, organizing network and practice information, and assisting with analyses related to clinical integration, physician alignment, network performance, and growth opportunities.   
• Use data from client and market sources to identify trends, variances, and operational insights, with guidance from project leaders and the healthcare analytics team.   
• Assist with workflow redesign using LEAN and Six Sigma tools, as well as helping to drive effective sustainable change management. 
• Participate in selected projects that connect clinical operations with value-based strategy and network development, helping teams with key decisions that drive their ultimate success in value based and fee for service arrangements. 
• Conduct research on healthcare market trends, leading practices, and emerging issues, and summarize findings in clear analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables. 
• Build professional consulting skills through meaningful interaction with team members and clients, including meeting preparation, note-taking, analysis, problem solving, and development of client-ready materials.
  

The qualifications.

• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in healthcare administration, public health, business administration, health sciences, data analytics, or a related field.
• Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0).  
• Interest in healthcare consulting and in one or more internship subject areas: value-based care, ambulatory operations, clinically integrated networks, physician alignment, healthcare analytics, process improvement, or health system strategy.   
• Foundational analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to organize information, work with quantitative and qualitative data, and communicate findings clearly.   
• Strong attention to detail, professionalism, curiosity, and willingness to learn in a collaborative, client-service environment.   
• Ability to use Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentations; experience with data visualization, electronic health records, Lean, or Six Sigma concepts is helpful but not required.    
• Staff members working onsite at healthcare client locations may be required to maintain immunizations in accordance with client compliance requirements and applicable workplace safety guidelines.
• This internship program is designed for students currently pursuing a degree and planning to return to school following the internship. Candidates who will complete their degree requirements before or during the internship are encouraged to apply for our entry-level opportunities.
  

What makes us different?

On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities.  At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities. So, what are you waiting for? Apply now.

Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.   

Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace. 

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of interest in our positions, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Plante Moran.    
 

The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive.

We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Eligibility and contribution requirements for some of these benefits vary based on the number of hours staff work per week. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business-related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business-related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market-based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry-level talent.

Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact, from any documents that you submit in connection with your application, information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $33.00 - $36.00

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended.