Job Description
Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title:Intern - Chronic Disease
Hiring Manager: Dawn Nordquist
Agency:Department of Health
Location: Pierre or Sioux Falls, SD
Minimum Salary: $22.82
*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.
Position Description:
This internship will assist the Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program with expanding community outreach and increasing cancer screening participation among women across South Dakota. This position will assist with planning and implementing outreach events, including identifying target communities, helping participants complete navigation forms, coordinating with clinics to schedule screening appointments, and tracking outcomes such as participation, screening completion, and follow-up. This position will also contribute to projects aimed at streamlining data collection and clinic workflows, improving enrollment processes, and integrating best practices. While the primary focus will be on supporting the cancer program, there will also be opportunities to assist with other chronic disease prevention initiatives as part of the internship. Some travel will be required to attend community events across the state. This role offers hands-on experience in public health program implementation, community engagement, and data-informed decision-making. This internship may also include opportunities to learn about evidence-based public health through various trainings and webinars. Applicant should have strong written and verbal communication skills for the collaboration with Department of Health staff and partnering organizations.
Qualifications:
Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.
Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=2R3
*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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