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Covenant Health · 1 month ago

INTERNS

Knoxville, TN

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Covenant Health is a community-owned integrated healthcare delivery system headquartered in Knoxville. The Intern in Respiratory Therapy will support staff with project requests, learn process improvement methodologies, and analyze work areas to enhance efficiency.

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Responsibilities

Work with staff to develop project charters and outline work required to complete requests from Covenant Health organizations

Studies functional statements, organizational charts, and project information to determine functions and responsibilities of workers and work units to identify areas of duplication

Establishes work measurement programs and analyzes work samples through time study statistics to develop standards for labor utilization

Performs departmental observation to learn and understand processes of that particular area along with evaluating the current workflows specific to the area

Recommends methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing work flow, relocating work stations and equipment, and purchasing of equipment

Documents procedures via text, charts, graphs, and diagrams to illustrate processes and additional related responsibilities as required

Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested

Performs other duties as assigned