Student Intern

Description

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Providence is calling a Student Intern, Communications who will:

• Help keep our 24,000 caregivers engaged and informed by writing and publishing compelling stories online and in email newsletters.
• Work independently in writing and publishing news stories and event announcements, including photo/artwork selection.
• Learn editing and approval workflows.
• Develop critical thinking required for story development and artistic direction.
• Assume responsibility for assigned projects

Important skills for this position include:

• Excellent written and verbal communication, targeted to the appropriate audience, with a flair for engaging readers.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, for interviewing health care workers, working with internal clients, and engaging with the larger communication team.
• Skill in editing and proofreading using AP style and an internal style guide, or aptitude with a willingness to learn.
• Skill in electronic publishing, or aptitude with a willingness to learn. We use Microsoft SharePoint for intranet, and an intelligent communication platform called First up to publish news stories.
• Skill in photo/artwork selection and in editing using Adobe Photoshop, or aptitude with a willingness to learn.
• Ability to effectively organize, prioritize and follow through on assigned tasks to meet deadlines, with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite and O365/Teams

Please note the following important details regarding this role:

• We welcome remote work for residents who live within a daily commutable distance of our office location listed below:
• Oregon: Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties
• Washington: Clark County
• This role is a part time, temporary role
• This role is intended to be a summer position for a current undergraduate college student
• The successful applicant for this position will be employed for a duration of time during the Summer of 2024
• The program will last 10 weeks and is anticipated to end around 8/30/2024, however, this may change based upon an actual start date for the role and department needs
• This position will require minimal in office time as defined by manager and department needs

Required qualifications for this position include:

• Coursework/Training: Enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, with completion of at least two years of post-secondary education or an Associate degree

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Coursework/Training: Enrolled in public relations or communications degree program or related field
• News writing experience
• Public relations experience
• Health care industry experience

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 273066

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Academics

Job Function: Administration

Job Schedule: Part time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Business Professional

Department: 4005 SS COMMUNICATIONS 1

Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St

Work Location: Providence Office Park Portland Bldg 1-Portland

Pay Range: $15.45 - $22.68

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.