**Join the team at Avera!** **Award Winning Health Care:** Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME. **Culture:** Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter. **You Belong at Avera:** Competitive pay, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth. **Exciting opportunity to join Avera as an Acceleration Intern!** **_Position Highlights:_** + **Unpaid internship.** + **Works under the supervision of the VP of Patient Services.** + **Learn the role and responsibilities of various hospital leaders.** + **Gain an understanding of how new regulations/healthcare reform impact hospital operations.** **Job Summary** + Is responsible for effectively fulfilling the goals and objectives of the intern program. Responsible for utilizing resources effectively and efficiently. + Broad exposure to rural healthcare settings including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinic management, and health systems development. + Participate in meetings of the Board and its committees, medical staff committees, administrative staff, and selected System committees. + Responsible for the completion of assigned projects. Performs other duties as assigned. + Participate in discussions regarding quality, safety, personnel, Mission, customer service and finance. **Education and/or Experience** + Education and Training: Current student in last half of academic program, required. + Internship credit obtained during the internship experience, required. **Work Schedule** + Varied Shifts: 6:00am-2:00pm or 11:00am-7:00pm, occasional weekend; 80 hours every 2 weeks What Makes Avera Special? (http://www.avera.org/careers/what-makes-avera-special/) The policy of Avera to provide opportunities for all qualified employees or applicants without regard to disability and to provide reasonable accommodations for all employees or applicants who may be disabled. Avera is committed to ensuring compliance in accordance with the Americans with Disability Act. For assistance, please contact HR Now at 605-504-4444. Additional Notices: For TTY, dial 711 Avera is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer: Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.