Student Intern II

Student Intern

Center for Healthcare Delivery Science & Innovation 

  The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science & Innovation (HDSI) has an exciting and challenging 9-week internship opportunity for graduate students studying human-centered design that provides a meaningful collaboration with the Institute of Design and UChicago Medicine faculty, staff and trainees.

Job Summary

Reporting to the director HDSI and under the guidance of Kim Erwin, MDes, Associate Research Professor for Healthcare Design, IIT Institute of Design , the internship will provide an opportunity for the Intern to experience the fundamentals of the health system operations and respond to a Quick Sprint Challenge.

• Under immediate direction of HDSI, the Intern assignment is a project selected from HDSI’s Quick Sprint project challenge, a collection of faculty-defined hospital improvement opportunities;

• The Intern will work with and build skills multi-disciplinary teamwork;
• The Intern will work hand-in-hand with UChicago Medicine providers to gather information and build solutions
• The intern will utilize knowledge and be challenged to maximize his/her learning agility as they contribute to innovative solutions. 

You'll thrive in this position if you: 

• Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence – You work with others to develop a sense of common purpose; understand different perspectives on issues; gather and examine information available.
• Demonstrate conceptual flexibility — You can identify issues, problems and opportunities; recognize the need for improvement, even when there are competing ideas of what’s needed. You can generate alternatives - Create relevant options, including financial and resource implications, for addressing problems and opportunities. You can imagine multiple future states — you can formulate clear decision criteria; derive multiple solutions or pathways that meet those criteria; engage stakeholders in evaluating options to understand their real-world impact; integrate multiple points of view to propose an effective option.
• Act with Courage & Conviction – you look at interactions, activities and processes to maximize the patient, customer and employee experience; speak up for points of view with confidence even when the topic is controversial; shares point of view in a manner that builds support.
• Communicate with Impact –  you focus on the message of others, provide undivided attention, and defer judgment. You convey messages logically, simply, and with confidence. You check for understanding by asking questions, seeking clarity and responding accordingly. 

  Qualifications 

• Graduate student in design at Institute of Design at IIT
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Superior strategic thinking and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to grasp/understand technical concepts and applications.