Legal Internship

At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community. 
 
If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.

Location:

Lippincott - 303 Lippincott Drive

Remote Type:

On-Site

Employment Type:

Employee

Employment Classification:

Per Diem

Time Type:

Part time

Work Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Total Weekly Hours:

0

Additional Locations:

Job Information:

Location: 303 Lippincott/Hybrid

Hours/Week: 25-40

Job Summary: The Office of the General Counsel at Virtua Health, Inc., is seeking a law student for a summer internship.  Our internship program is designed to provide a hands-on experience that offers insight into working in an in-house health system legal department.

As South Jersey’s largest non-profit health system, Virtua Health provides comprehensive health care services to achieve its mission to help people be well, get well and stay well.  Virtua provides services through its five hospitals, Virtua Medical Group with 500 physicians and other clinicians, and at its urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers, health and wellness centers offering a variety of health care services, home health services, and paramedic program.  A leader in maternal and child health services, Virtua delivers over 8,000 babies a year.  Virtua is an academic medical system affiliated with Rowan University, and also has substantive clinical affiliations with Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Virtua employs over 14,000 colleagues and has been honored as the #1 Best Place to Work in the area several times starting in 2007.

 

The successful intern candidate will work on various legal matters with attorneys, paralegals and other OGC team members, including the Privacy Office and the Insurance & Claims team.  The successful candidate will have an opportunity to experience legal matters touching a number of specialties, such as health regulatory issues, privacy, medical malpractice and other litigation matters, and more.  An interest in healthcare law, privacy law, or corporate law is preferred, but not required.  The program will allow the successful candidate to work on and produce a variety of work product, including researching and drafting policies, drafting legal memos, assisting on litigation matters, and presenting analysis and conclusions to colleagues and clients.  The intern will participate in all activities of the Office of General Counsel, including staff, attorney and client meetings. This is primarily a virtual internship, but the intern is encouraged to attend in-person OGC meetings held during the course of internship. 

Education: The successful candidate will be entering their third year of education at an accredited law school, but exceptional candidates from other years may be considered on a case-by-case basis.  The successful candidate must be in good standing at their law school.   

Summary:

The intern's primary responsibility is to gain practical experience related to the operations of a health system.

Through this formative experience, the intern can gain insights that can influence an intern's chosen career path.

In return, Virtua draws upon the unique talents and interests of the intern to assist in projects and/or operations related to the intern's interest and needs of the administrative sponsor.

Position Responsibilities:

• Intern will take direction from an administrative sponsor on duties to perform during the duration of the internship. Duties must be commensurate with the interns experience and level of understanding.

• Intern will complete all assigned tasks in a timely manner while exhibiting the Virtua STAR qualities.

• Intern must convey a positive attitude and be self-motivated.

• Intern will shadow a Virtua employee according to the direction of the administrative sponsor.

• Intern must complete and present a final report as directed by the administrate sponsor prior to the completion of the internship.

Position Qualifications Required / Experience Required:

Intern must provide a resume and statement of objective/learning goals prior to the start of the internship.

Required Education:

Interns can be currently matriculating high school, undergraduate graduate students or recent (less than one year) graduates.

Hourly Rate: $18.69 - $26.01 The actual salary/rate will vary based on applicant’s experience as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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