Internship - Medical Operations and Hospital Preparedness

This internship is a remote position within Colorado. Applicants must be local to Colorado.

This is a nonemployee intern position. No benefits are available.

Make a real difference . . .
Do you have a passion and drive to apply your talent to create a better Colorado Are you looking for an internship that provides you with opportunities to learn how to improve the world around you The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking diverse individuals from all backgrounds to apply for a fantastic internship position that provides experiential learning about improving the lives of Colorado citizens. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of Colorados people and the quality of its environment.

If your goal is topursue a career upon graduationthat makes a difference consideran internship with the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobaccofree campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines the Cherry Creek Shopping Center Glendale City Set and the Cherry Creek bike path.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Tentative Start Date:
Desired start date is 4/30/2025 to 5/19/2025

About the Work Unit:

The Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response serves the ESF8 (Public Health and Medical) role to DHSEM. The office involves planning training and exercising the response to public health emergencies like pandemics bioterrorism events and natural disasters. Additionally the office supports Medical Operations administers the federal Hospital Preparedness Program grant and serves Colorados medical system in preparedness response and recovery. Our work applies Public Health approaches and data informed monitoring tracking and process improvement.

Project Title: Medical Operations and Hospital Preparedness Program Support.

This internship provides administrative support for office scheduling taking minutes and participating in stakeholder group meetings with Medical System Preparedness and Response subject matter experts and develops process improvement initiatives and program monitoring activities. The duties are flexible to meet particular needs of a practicum or capstone project as per the students request and what the office can support. This role is in a hybrid format and unpaid.

At the end of the internship the student will be able to:

• Prepare meeting invites

• Take meeting minutes in a standardized format

• Distribute information to regional and state partners

• Facilitate state meetings with internal and external stakeholders independently.

Deliverables or outcomes:

• Develop meeting agendas with collaborative input from key stakeholders in a standardized format to be distributed 2 weeks prior to meetings

• Record meeting minutes to be approved by Program Manager and distributed to designated contacts within one week of the meeting

• Facilitate at least one meeting independently within the project period.

Emergency Preparedness and Response stakeholder engagement project management public health practices approaches to communicable diseases policy development implementation and monitoring and process improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:
Qualified candidates must be either:

Masters student enrolled in an accredited university seeking a degree programin Public Healthor closely related fields.
OR

A recent masters graduate. Recently graduated means the individual should have attended a university and have graduated with a masters degree in Public Healthwithinthree calendar years (must include transcripts to be considered).

College Transcripts:
If you are using education to qualify a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or a foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school and that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. Failure to provide a transcript or foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Students who took courses in public health practices communications emergency management or stakeholdering.

Conditions of employment:

• Pursuant to CDPHE policy a background check is required for all positions at CDPHE.
• Signed NonEmployee Confidentiality Agreement is required
• If you will be using this internship for academic credit a Signed Affiliation Agreement is required between CDPHE and your University.

Supplemental Information:

A complete application packet must include:

• A completed State of Colorado application.
• A resume.
• If you are using education to qualify a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school or your NACES accreditation. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.

The Selection Process

1. All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed. Candidates who are selected for further consideration will proceed to the next step and all applicants will be notified by email of their status at each step of the process.

ADAAA Accommodations:

The State of Colorado believes that equity diversity and inclusion drive our success and we encourage candidates from all identities backgrounds and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore in all aspects of the employment process we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy medical condition related to pregnancy creed ancestry national origin marital status genetic information or military status (with preference given to military veterans) or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any preemployment testing participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator Dan McKenna at or calloption 5.