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Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) is a trade association located in New York City representing nearly 160 hospitals and health systems in the metropolitan New York area and throughout the State, as well as New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. GNYHA is a dynamic, constantly evolving center for health care advocacy and expertise, but our core mission—helping hospitals deliver the finest patient care in the most cost-effective way—never changes. GNYHA’s advocacy takes many forms, from representing our members’ interest at the Federal and State governments to working alongside them to improve quality and patient safety.

Role and Responsibilities:

GNYHA is seeking an intern for a paid opportunity to work on the Health Information Tool for Empowerment (HITE) team. HITE is an online resource directory that lists more than 6,000 health and social services in New York City, Long Island and Westchester. HITE’s directory helps the health and social services workforce provide linkages to free and low-cost programs for uninsured and low-income individuals. For more information on HITE, visit www.hitesite.org.

Reporting to the Director, HITE, the intern will support the HITE team with social media communications and website user engagement. The intern will also assist with GNYHA activities related to social determinants of health projects and programming.

The intern’s responsibilities will include:

  • Draft and schedule posts for social media on health-related topics, resources, and events
  • Draft relevant program materials, reports, and presentations
  • Assist with HITE website improvements and projects
  • Conduct research on social determinants of health and population health tools and initiatives

 

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Undergraduate student in public health or health communications preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written communication
  • Ability to efficiently manage tasks with direction and oversight
  • Organized with strong attention to detail
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams

Internship Length: The internship will last for eight weeks, starting Tuesday, June 11, until Wednesday, August 7. GNYHA will consider requests to use this internship to fulfill credit requirements.

Work schedule: A hybrid model with the expectation to work physically in our office Tuesdays and Wednesdays as mandatory in-office days with a third in-office day at your discretion, in conjunction with your supervisor and the business needs of your department. This schedule may be subject to change in GNYHA’s sole discretion.

Compensation: The intern will be paid $16.00 per hour for the duration of the program.