HEALTH POLICY INTERN

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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Office of Health Services Policy and Compliance
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore, MD  21201  

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is seeking dynamic, professional students interested in an unpaid, full-time/part-time, internships. This internship will aim to provide students with a substantive project involvement and technical assistance sufficient to justify the award of course credit through an agency of the Maryland State Government. The student will provide support to staff within the Policy and Compliance Administration (PCA). The intern will gain experience by taking on key responsibilities within the PCA programs, including program implementation, provider compliance, provider enrollment and answering public inquiries via telephone and e-mail requests. The intern will redirect and/or make appropriate referrals within or outside of DHMH, post information into the Programs' Electronic databases. The intern will prepare and compose routine correspondence, controlled correspondence, memoranda, and charts, and will complete mass mailings for the Division regularly.

Student must be pursuing a degree in Health Science, Health Care Administration, Public Health, or Public Policy eligible to receive intern credit through their education institution.

Must commit to 15-40 hours per week depending on school requirements.

 Basic Computer knowledge.

No guarantee of employment upon completing an internship.

Interested applicants must meet the job requirements as stated above in order to be considered.  Apply on line by the closing date, and must upload a resume, provide an unofficial transcript including current coursework, and provide answers to the supplemental questionnaire attached to this announcement.

Upon selection, intern will be required to sign an agreement and provide proof of intern credit.

Full consideration will be given to all qualified candidates for internship placement without regard to race, religion, color, political affiliation or opinion, marital status, creed, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, genetic information, national origin, age, sex or handicap.

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling (410)767-1251 or MD TTY Relay Services 1-800-735-2258. 

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.