Talent Acquisition Intern

Job Description

Mary Free Bed Summary

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership to clinicians and care providers. 

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care

Mission Statement                                                                                                                           

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

Value Proposition    

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Our Commitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.
• Focus on Patient Care.  A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture.  We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other.  Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.
• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Summary:

• A Talent Acquisition Intern typically assists with the recruitment process by supporting various stages of talent acquisition for a company. The role involves tasks and projects related to a variety of responsibilities such as:
  • Sourcing strategies (Job Boards, Job fairs, etc.)
  • Administrative Support
  • Candidate Engagement
  • Recruitment/Market Research

• The internship offers valuable experience in recruitment, and talent management, providing exposure to the end-to-end hiring process and the opportunity to learn about the strategic side of building a team. It typically involves working closely with HR teams and learning how to interact with candidates effectively while contributing to the overall success of the organization’s recruitment goals.

Customer Service Responsibilities                                                                                               

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement                                                                         

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications                                                                                                          

• Must be a currently enrolled in a college/university, seeking an undergraduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Health Care Administration or a related field.
• Handle sensitive and highly personal information daily, maintain confidentiality and discretion in a mature and non-judgmental manner.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Proven ability to create graphs, forms and databases and summarize results.
• Internet and web experience including social networking experience.
• Competent language, spelling, and grammar skills with the ability to proof business documents.
• The ability to demonstrate initiative and responsibility, perform multiple tasks, attend to detail, meet deadlines, adapt quickly to changes, and respond well to feedback.
• Good interpersonal and telephone skills.
• Physical Demands:
  • Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (up to 1/3 of the time)

Reporting Relationship:

Director of Talent Acquisition                                                       

Academic Requirements and Work Schedule

 20-40 hours per week for a 12–16-week period. Actual hours and duration of internship will be determined at the time of position being awarded.

Unpaid Internship/Stipend:  

This is an unpaid internship.  The internship focus is on providing education and on-the-job training, and not actual employment. This training is considered a benefit for the intern, not Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.  The intern position is not a replacement for regular staff and the intern should not expect to be entitled to a job once training is complete. A monthly stipend may be offered and is intended to cover basic needs, such as lodging, meals and transportation. 

• This internship will promote learning for specific learning goals related to managing risk in health care administration as noted in intern essential functions above.
• All Interns are supervised.
• Interns are required to work a certain number of hours, but intern supervisor will work with each intern to be sure the hours do not conflict with academic participation in classes.
• Each Intern will receive a formal evaluation midway and at end of internship time period in relation to each interns specific learning goals.
• Mary Free Bed may work with each intern’s academic institution to determine academic credit that can be earned, but that is not a requirement. Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital reserves the right determine that requirements for complying with academic requirements for internship credit are beyond what the supervisor or department can reasonably provide.

All interns are expected to follow all policies and procedures of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital. Failure to follow Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital policies and procedures can lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination of the internship.  If an intern is terminated the stipend may be reduced by proration to the date of termination.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position, you must request accommodation in writing, within 182 days after you know or should know of the need for accommodation.

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.