Intern Heart Institute

The Heart Institute Summer Administrative Intern supports operational, analytical, and administrative needs across the Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado. This role provides hands-on exposure to healthcare administration, strategy execution, and operational improvement within a complex, mission-driven clinical enterprise. The intern will assist with project-based work that strengthens administrative infrastructure, supports leadership decision-making, and improves consistency across tools, processes, and documentation.

This position is ideal for a student interested in healthcare administration, business, or public health who is seeking practical experience in a hospital service-line environment. The intern will work under close supervision from Heart Institute leadership and designated project sponsors.

Additional Information
Department Name: PIC Cardiology Admin
Job Status: Temporary. Up to 20 hours per week. Hybrid/remote
Shift: Days Flexible Mon to Friday. Program Duration: May 2026 - August 2026, Hybrid schedulewith a mix of in-office (Anschutz Campus) and remote work.

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
* No direct patient care.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Administrative & Operational Support
* Organizes and standardizes administrative files, templates, and reference materials across shared drives and platforms.
* Assists in developing and documenting onboarding and offboarding checklists and workflows for administrative and rotating team members.
* Inventories and helps standardize commonly used administrative tools, trackers, and templates.
Analytical & Business Support
* Performs basic data analysis and trend identification to support operational discussions and leadership decision-making.
* Conducts background research and compiles data to support business cases, presentations, and strategic planning materials.
* Assists with preparation of summaries, tables, and visuals for leadership review.
Strategic Execution & Project Management Support (Administrative Scope)
* Builds and maintains a master tracker of Heart Institute strategic initiatives, including status, ownership, and key milestones.
* Drafts and updates one-page initiative summaries based on input from project owners.
* Supports milestone tracking, meeting notes, and action-item follow-up for selected initiatives.

SCOPE AND LEVEL * Guidelines: Trains in the field and assists higher-level personnel to acquire learning through practical experience.
* Complexity: Performs routine and project-based tasks with clearly defined objectives and supervision. Procedures and methods are established, with opportunities to learn judgment and prioritization.
* Decision Making: Limited to applying organizational guidelines to assigned tasks; non-routine issues are escalated to supervisor.
* Communications: Interacts with internal staff to gather, clarify, and relay information according to established procedures.
* Supervision Received: Works under close supervision; work products are reviewed regularly for quality and accuracy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Must currently be enrolled in an accredited Bachelor's or Master's degree program
    
• Area of Study

  • Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Public Health, Health Policy, or related field

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $13.63 to $20.44

Starting pay $20/hr

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.