Consulting Master's Intern - Oakland, United States - Kaiser Permanente

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    Description
    :
    Summer 2024 Internship

    Location:

    This role is scheduled to be 100% remote. While remote, finalists MUST reside in one of the following states to be eligible for employment with Kaiser Permanente: CA, OR, WA, HI, CO, GA, MD, VA, CT, DC, or IL.

    Department Description:

    Kaiser Permanente began participating in Medicaid in the 1970s as part of our mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services, and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. All eight Kaiser Permanente regions participate in Medicaid programs under various contracting models ranging from delegated/capitated health plan services to fee for service.

    Responsible for driving strategic metric-driven decisions by providing insights, identifying trends and opportunities by analyzing, manipulating, tracking, internally managing and reporting data in an established systematic fashion and supporting operational requirements. In addition, responsible for identifying and documenting business processes through interviewing clients and reviewing and analyzing existing systems and processes. Articulates interrelationships and recasts business flow into system specifications. Conducts gap analyses to document discrepancies between business requirements and system capabilities. Serves as liaison between Medicaid line of business and the IT organization.

    Internship Project(s):

    Redeterminations - project management, consulting, data analytics
    CCC+ - project management, consulting, data analytics

    Target Majors:

    Business Administration; Public Health; Healthcare Administration; Computer Science; Data Science

    Target Skills:

    project management.
    consulting
    data analytics
    strong organizational skills

    Job Summary:

    Lay the groundwork for a dynamic future with an industry leader. At Kaiser Permanente, you'll forge lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization while enjoying the opportunity to grow your experience and hone your expertise on assignments that have real impact. Our interns have worked on everything from analyzing financial software and developing new marketing strategies, to designing mobile apps and helping clinicians improve care delivery. We want you to get the most out of your time here and will give you projects that challenge you to think freely, question thoroughly, and explore deeply.

    Essential Responsibilities:
    • Contributing to a designated project or initiative to meet a KP business objective.
    • Report development and analytics.
    • Project management - planning, execution, and measurement.
    • Learning new applications needed to complete assignments or support the execution of business objectives.
    • Job shadowing in other functional areas.
    • Performing additional duties as required.
    Basic Qualifications:
    Experience
    • N/A
    Education
    • Pursuing a graduate degree or have completed a graduate program from an accredited university within the last year.
    • Bachelors degree required.
    License, Certification, Registration
    • N/A
    Additional Requirements:
    • Aptitude to perform data and process analytics and formulating solutions.
    • Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
    Preferred Qualifications:
    • 3.0 GPA or above
    • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Proven ability to build effective working relationships as well as strong interpersonal skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Ability to learn quickly and experience producing high quality work in short periods of time.
    Primary Location: California,Oakland,1800 Harrison
    Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
    Shift: Day
    Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
    Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
    Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
    Job Schedule: Full-time
    Job Type: Internship
    Employee Status: Regular
    Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-PO-02|NUE|Non Union Employee
    Job Level: Entry Level
    Department: Medicaid
    Pay Range: $ $40.3 / hour The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
    Travel: No At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

    Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest